Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4787 of 2012 ====================================================== Atul Kumar Verma .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 22-02-2012 The petitioner has renewed his prayer for bail in connection with Session Trial No. 904 of 2008 arising out of Kadamkuan P.S. Case No. 18 of 2008 registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] pending in the court of learned Additional District Judge – XIV, Patna. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 24.01.2008 but since the dead body of the kidnapped boy was recovered on the confession of the petitioner, his bail was earlier rejected on 16.12.2008 vide Cr. Misc. No. 36420 of 2008. It is very fairly submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that seven witnesses have been examined during trial, hence this Court is not inclined to revise the earlier order, hence the prayer for bail is rejected for the present. The petitioner will be at liberty to renew the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4787 of 2012 (2) dt.22-02-2012 2 / 2 2 prayer for bail if the trial will not be concluded within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of the copy of this order. Amrendra/- (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.