Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.11868 of 2012 (3) dt.01-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.11868 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Bhola Ram S/O Bhuneshwar Rajbanshi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 3 01-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 27.11.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] on the charges that he committed rape on the informant. The contention on behalf of the petitioner is that according to prosecution case itself, the alleged occurrence took place on 26.11.2011 whereas the informant gave written report on 27.11.2011. It is further contended by him that the injury report of informant does not support the factum of rape and as a matter of fact an altercation had taken place between the petitioner and informant but she later on, with exaggerated story lodged this false case. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as period of detention of the petitioner in jail custody, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.11868 of 2012 (3) dt.01-08-2012 particularly, keeping in mind the injury report of the informant, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in connection with Govindpur P.S. Case No. 102 of 2011. 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.