Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33643 of 2012 ====================================================== Chandan Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 05-09-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Accusation is of kidnapping the nephew of the informant on pistol point and payment of ransom of rupees five lacs. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that victim was married with the daughter of Ganga Prasad Singh much prior to the lodging of the First Information Report when for a dispute with regard to payment of dowry, the case has been lodged. Petitioner is son of Ganga Prasad Singh. Considering the nature of accusation and the fact that victim has returned home, let the petitioner namely Chandan Singh, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33643 of 2012 (2) dt.05-09-2012 2 / 2 2 released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in connection with Begusarai Muffasil P.S. Case No. 366 of 2011. Shageer/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 364A

Statute Text:
Section 364A of the Indian Penal Code. Kidnapping for ransom, etc. Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person or keeps a person in detention after such kidnapping or abduction, and threatens to cause death or hurt to such person, or by his conduct gives rise to a reasonable apprehension that such person may be put to death or hurt, or causes hurt or death to such person in order to compel the Government or any foreign State or international inter-governmental organisation or any other person to do or abstain from doing any act or to pay a ransom, shall be punishable with death or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.