Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.2660 of 2011 ====================================================== Sikandar @ Sikandar Kumar, son of Shri ramadhar Singh, resident of Village-Nawada, P.S. Sahar, District-Bhajpur .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mrs. Soni srivastava, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Anil Kumar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 3 05-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This application has been filed for quashing the order dated 5.4.2007 passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Danapur in Danapur P.S. Case no.434 of 2006 by which the learned Magistrate has taken cognizance against the petitioner for the offences under [STATUTE] and also for quashing the entire criminal proceeding. At this stage this Court does not want to look into the defence of the petitioner. The application is dismissed. However, the petitioner will be at liberty to raise all the points before the trial court at time of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2660 of 2011 (3) dt.05-03-2012 2 / 2 2 framing of the charge. Vinay/- (Shivaji Pandey, 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.