Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.48850 of 2012 (2) dt.19-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.48850 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Devendra Mahto 2. Asha Devi 3. Roushan Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 19-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3(1) (ii) (iii) (x) (xii) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The accusation is of making assault, committing theft and abusing by calling caste name. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that for the occurrence of 09.07.2012 the FIR has been registered on 11.07.2012 when admittedly occurrence has not been taken place in public view when earlier 107 Cr.P.C. proceeding was initiated between the parties. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.48850 of 2012 (2) dt.19-12-2012 Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Nalanda at Biharsharif in connection with Harijan P.S. Case No. 37 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (Dinesh 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.