Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Revision No.931 of 2010 ====================================================== Parbhawati Devi W/o Sarbjit Sah, R/o village- Rampur, P.S.- Siswan, District- Siwan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Salaudeen Mian S/o Domp Main, R/o village- Kishunpur, P.S. Siswan. District- Siwan 3. Ram Ayodhya Manjhi S/o Babu Lal Manjhi, R/o village- Hathopur P.S.- Daraunda, District- Siwan .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar, Advocate, For the Opp. Party/s : Mr. Arun Kumar Pandey, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 18-07-2012 Heard. In view of the fact that out of the seven prosecution witnesses, five were declared hostile, and neither the I.O. nor the alleged victim was examined on behalf of the prosecution, the learned trial court has acquitted the accused opposite party nos. 2 and 3 for the charge under [STATUTE] and 27 Arms Act by the impugned judgment and order dated 10.5.2010 passed in Sessions Trial No. 182 of 2009 by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Siwan. In the facts and circumstances, this case does not warrant interference with the impugned judgment and order of acquittal. Patna High Court CR. REV. No.931 of 2010 (2) dt.18-07-2012 2/2 Consequently, the application fails and is, accordingly, dismissed. RPS/- (Birendra Prasad Verma, 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.