Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.12068 of 2012 ====================================================== Shankar Sah, Son of Mushaharoo Sah. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 07-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, who is armed with carbon/xerox copy of the case diary. The petitioner, who is languishing in custody, seeks bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] . In this case of the year 2008, instituted against unknown, petitioner’s name emerged during investigation and he said to have also confessed his guilt. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, for the present, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, prayer for regular bail of the above named petitioner, in connection with Araria P.S. Case No. 189/2008, pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria, is hereby, refused. Further, the petitioner is at liberty to renew his prayer before the trial court itself simultaneously with or after hearing on the point of charge. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 364

Statute Text:
Section 364 of the Indian Penal Code. Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder. Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person in order that such person may be murdered or may be so disposed of as to be put in danger of being murdered, shall be punished with imprisonment for life or rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.