Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20652 of 2012 (3) dt.10-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20652 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Nirmal Yadav S/O Siyacharan Yadav 2. Siyacharan Yadav S/O Late Biran Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 3 10-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioners are in jail custody in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The contention on behalf of the petitioners is that informant and his supporters were forcibly surrounding the lands of villagers which was protested and after that informant lodged this false case. It is further contended by him that so far as recovery of cement bags are concerned, the same have been recovered from possession of co-accused, Santosh Kumar. It is further contended by him that earlier two cases were instituted against petitioner no. 1 but in one case he has been acquitted whereas in another case he is on bail and similarly, five cases had been registered against petitioner no. 2 and out of the aforesaid Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20652 of 2012 (3) dt.10-07-2012 five cases, in two cases final form has been submitted whereas in two cases he has been acquitted and in one case he is on bail. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khagaria in connection with Beldaur P.S. Case No. 40 of 2012. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 379

Statute Text:
Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code. Theft. Whoever commits theft shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.