Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.8323 of 2012 ====================================================== Pinku Singh .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 20-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 19.07.2011 in a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of kidnapping the son of the informant. Petitioner was not named in the F.I.R. and in 164 Cr. P.C. statement no accusation has been levelled against the petitioner and petitioner’s name surfaced on the statement of co-accused. Considering the same, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Muzaffarpur, in connection with Motipur P.S. Case No. 76 of 2004. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8323 of 2012 (2) dt.20-03-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the serious criminal antecedent of the petitioner, learned court below will positively cancel the bail of the petitioner if he gets involved in similar nature of offence or he defaults for three consecutive occasions during trial. U.K./- (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.