Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35602 of 2012 (4) dt.29-11-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.35602 of 2012 ====================================================== Ram Singh, S/O-Late Ram Balak Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 4 29-11-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 24.09.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Earlier the prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected by this Court vide order dated 27.02.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 3333 of 2012. The contention on behalf of the petitioner is that this second bail petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioner on the ground that petitioner is in jail custody since long but up till now only cognizance has been taken against him. It is further contended by him that as a matter of fact petitioner had taken lift from co-accused, Pappu Sharma whose statement has been recorded at para 24 of the case diary in which he accepted the aforesaid fact and moreover, para 44 and 45 of the case diary Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35602 of 2012 (4) dt.29-11-2012 reveal that witnesses have also stated the above stated fact. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, 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, Jehanabad in connection with Makhdumpur P.S. Case No. 330 of 2011. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 489

Statute Text:
Section 489 of the Indian Penal Code. Removing destroying or defacing property mark with intent to cause injury. Whoever removes, destroys, defaces or adds to any property mark, intending or knowing it to be likely that he may thereby cause injury to any person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.