Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38858 of 2011 (5) dt.05-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38858 of 2011 ====================================================== Rajiv Singh, son of Ranjeet Singh, resident of village Parsa, P.S. Khaira, district Jamui .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 5 05-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, the informant and the State. This is an application for grant of anticipatory bail for offence under [STATUTE] . The material against the petitioner in paragraph 5 of the case diary is that police on information that some criminals get a person in captivity in the liquor shop of Rajiv Singh, raided the shop and recovered the victim Pintu Singh in inebriated. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the person who was alleged to have been arrested has been convicted and, further, that the alleged house was on rent to one Ajay Kumar Mishra. Having regard to the facts and circumstances that in paragraph 5 of the case diary the statement of the investigating officer, itself, is there that the recovery has been made from the liquor shop of this petitioner, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. The prayer for bail is rejected. SA/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.