Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.932 of 2012 ====================================================== Munna Prasad S/O Ramchandra Prasad R/O Village-Dhalposh, P.S.-Pakri Barawan, Distt.-Nawada .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 02/ 23-01-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 21.8.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the petitioner assisted the other accused persons in kidnapping the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the informant has got criminal history and the person in whose house the victim was made captive has been granted bail by this Court. A statement has been made that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.932 of 2012 (2) dt.23-01-2012 2/2 namely Munna Prasad, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in connection with Pakribarawan P.S. Case No. 51 of 2011. DKS/ (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.