Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46030 of 2012 (2) dt.29-11-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.46030 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Ranjan Thakur @ Chitranjan Thakur @ Thakurjee S/O Chaturdeo Thakur R/O Village - Phulwaria, P.S. Madhuban, District - East Champaran At Motihari .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 29-11-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. This is a petition for grant of regular bail for offence under [STATUTE] . The learned counsel for the petitioner that neither the victim in her statement under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code nor there is any eye witness regarding the involvement of the petitioner and the only material against the petitioner is the confessional statement of the co-accused. It has also been submitted that the petitioner is in jail since 18.02.2010 though trial has not been started and it is submitted that the petitioner has been remanded in this case. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Patna Kotwali P.S. Case No. 78 of 2003 to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall appear in Court on each and every date, fixed in the case and any absence, on two consecutive dates, without any reasonable ground to the satisfaction of the Court below, shall be a ground of cancellation of bail of the petitioner by the lower Court itself. SA/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.