Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25431 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Nand Kumar Sah @ Malhu Sah S/O Kapileshwar Sah Resident Of Village- Jagdishpur, P.S.- Pusa, District- Samastipur .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 13-07-2012 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. This is a petition for grant of regular bail for offence under [STATUTE] . The accused and informant are members of same family. This is a case with regard to the kidnapping of one Ramdeo Yadav. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that this complaint petition was filed by the petitioner, but, with regard to the same occurrence and first information report was lodged by the informant after 12 years. The learned counsel for the petitioner, however, contended that the statement of the witnesses that they saw the accused persons taking the victim, who has been done to death, but, dead body was not recovered. The petitioner is in jail since 21.03.2012. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioners, above named, are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000 (rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Pusa P.S. Case No. 2 of 2012 to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur. SA/- (Gopal Prasad, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 500

Statute Text:
Section 500 of the Indian Penal Code. Defamation against the President or the Vice-president or the Governor of a State or Administrator of a Union Territory or a Minister in respect of his conduct in the discharge of his public functions when instituted upon a complaint made by the Public Prosecutor. Whoever defames another shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.