Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.2386 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Ritesh Singh S/O Pramod Singh Resident Of Village- Burdhwal, P.S.- Karakat, District- Rohtas .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 07-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 07.06.2010 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The petitioner is not named in the First Information Report. It appears that the victim named this petitioner as the person who was driving the vehicle in which the victim was abducted. It appears that other accused Pintu Singh whose name also transpired in the 164 Cr.P.C. statement of the victim has been granted anticipatory bail which gets reflected from Annexure-2. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner namely Ritesh Singh, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2386 of 2012 (2) dt.07-02-2012 2/2 amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur, Ara in connection with Bihiya P.S. Case No. 13 of 2010. DKS/ (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.