Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10605 of 2012 (2) dt.07-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.10605 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Jitendra Kumar S/O Gopal Ram R/O Village - Kamta, Police Station- Hilsa, District – Nalanda .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 07-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with a case instituted for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . It is submitted that the petitioner is neither named in the first information report nor anything incriminating has been recovered from his conscious possession. His name transpired in course of investigation on the basis of confessional statement of a co-accused. He is in custody since 20.6.2011. He has never been put on T.I.Parade. Another co-accused similarly circumstanced, namely, Sanjay Kumar has already been granted bail by order dated 8.2.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No.6042 of 2012 by another Bench of this court. Be that as it may, considering the facts and circumstances of the case the petitioner named above is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10605 of 2012 (2) dt.07-03-2012 thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hilsa, Nalanda in connection with Hilsa P.S. Case No.80 of 2011 subject to the conditions (i) that both the bailors will be close relative of the petitioner who will give separate affidavit giving genealogy as to how they are related with the petitioner (ii) that the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him to disclose such facts to the court or to any other authority (iii) that he shall remain present before the court on the dates fixed for hearing of the case. If he wants to remain absent, then he shall take prior permission of the court and in case of compelling and unavoidable circumstances for remaining absent, he shall immediately inform the court and request that he may be permitted to be present through counsel (iv) that liberty is given to the State to make an appropriate application for modifying/recalling the order granting bail, if for any reason, the petitioner violates any of the conditions imposed by this court. Md.S./- (Ashwani Kumar Singh, 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.