Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9246 of 2012 (2) dt.29-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.9246 of 2012 ====================================================== Nagina Chaudhari .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MUNGESHWAR SAHOO ORAL ORDER 2 29-02-2012 The learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that earlier the prayer for bail of the petitioner was rejected by this Court on 25.05.2010 on the ground that there are 18 criminal cases against this petitioner. The learned counsel further submitted that the petitioner has already been granted bail in all those cases. This fact has been stated categorically on affidavit at paragraph 15 of the bail application. The petitioner is languishing in jail custody since 06.02.2007. The other co-accused persons have been granted bail and after commitment still today no charge has been framed. Considering the above facts and circumstances of the case and the fact that the F.I.R. against unknown and the period of detention, I direct that the petitioner, Nagina Chaudhary S/o Raj Haran Chaudhary who is in custody in Ram Nagar P.S. Case No.107 of 2004 under [STATUTE] . being sessions trial No.427 of 2011 pending in the Court of A.D.J 2nd Bagaha West Chamaparan be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the Court below on condition that he shall be present physically on the date fixed for framing charge. One of the bailor should be relation of the petitioner. The petitioner is permitted to mention the trial number in the prayer portion. Sanjeev/- (Mungeshwar Sahoo, 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.