Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38366 of 2012 ====================================================== Ratnesh Kumar @ Ratnesh Pd. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 05-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of kidnapping the son of the complainant, pressing his neck and due to which started bleeding from his nose. It is also alleged that demand of Rs.10,000/- for the release of the son of the complainant and when the money was not given then the gold chain worth Rs.30,000/- was snatched. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the medical prescription of the son of the complainant reflects no external injury when for the occurrence of 23.12.2011 the complaint was lodged on Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38366 of 2012 (2) dt.05-10-2012 2/2 24.12.2011 and there was land dispute between the parties from before. A statement has been made in para 9 that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned SDJM, Hilsa (Nalanda) in connection with Complaint Case No. 1024C of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.