Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.29849 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Saleem, Son of Late Ziyaur Rahman. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 2 06-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner, who is languishing in custody, seeks bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] . In this case, instituted against unknown relating to theft committed during traveling, petitioner’s name emerged during investigation and in huge quantity recovery was made of several articles. Submission is of false implication on mere suspicion and neither the petitioner nor the articles said to be recovered were ever put on test identification parade and there is also nothing to connect the recovered articles as being stolen one. If it is so, subject to the petitioner above named having no criminal antecedent, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Railway Judicial Magistrate, Gaya, in connection with Gaya G.R.P. Case No. 179/2011, subject to condition to remain physically present before the court below on each and every date till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates, without giving any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.