Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.21792 of 2011 ====================================================== Muzaffar, Son of Jakrul. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 13-02-2012 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 up to paragraph – 95 dated 31/10/2011. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . In this case, instituted against four persons, petitioner’s name emerged during investigation as the person from whose house during the period of kidnapping, the victim was kept for a week. Submission is that no role was being played by the petitioner in the entire episode nor any such thing except that the victim and co-accused residing in the house of the petitioner for a brief period. Simultaneously, there is nothing to show that at any point of time petitioner had any information rather he resides outside and having clean antecedent. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within four weeks, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria, in connection with Araria Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21792 of 2011 (3) dt.13-02-2012 2 / 2 2 P.S. Case No. 179 of 2010, subject to condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with additional condition to remain physically present before the court below till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 365

Statute Text:
Section 365 of the Indian Penal Code. Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine a person. Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person with intent to cause that person to be secretly and wrongfully confined, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.