Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4061 of 2012 ====================================================== Pramod Chaudhary, Son of Lalan Choudhary. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 4 03-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, who is armed with carbon/xerox copy of the case diary up to paragraph – 198 dated 25.04.2010. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The petitioner, who is in custody since 20.02.2010, is one of the named accused in this case. Earlier, his prayer of bail has already been refused vide order dated 16.03.2011 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 41948 of 2010 by a Bench of this Court. It is pointed out that the trial is at its fag end and maximum two to three witnesses including the Investigating Officer and the Doctor are left to be examined. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, for the present, I am not inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, prayer for regular bail of the above named petitioner, in connection with Danapur P.S. Case No. 25 of 2010 (Sessions Trial No. 520 of 2011), pending in the court of Additional Sessions Judge, Ist, Danapur, is hereby, refused. Simultaneously, the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4061 of 2012 (4) dt.03-04-2012 2 / 2 2 trial court is directed to proceed expeditiously with the trial and dispose of the same without granting any undue adjournments. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 364

Statute Text:
Section 364 of the Indian Penal Code. Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder. Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person in order that such person may be murdered or may be so disposed of as to be put in danger of being murdered, shall be punished with imprisonment for life or rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.