Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37346 of 2011 (3) dt.19-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 37346 of 2011 ====================================================== Lal Bahadur Ram .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 3 19-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This is a petition for regular bail for the offence under [STATUTE] and Section 25(1-b)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that on seeing the police party, two persons started fleeing away but one of them was caught hold whereas the other accused managed to flee away. On the basis of disclosure of apprehended accused the house of this petitioner was searched and from there one boy, namely, Dilip Kumar Sah of Nepal territory was recovered and was kept in a Bass Kothi who disclosed that he has been kidnapped and was kept there for eight days. The person who was watching the boy was apprehended. The report regarding criminal antecedent of the petitioner says that he is involved in one another case except the present one. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37346 of 2011 (3) dt.19-03-2012 the case, the petitioner is ordered to 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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Raxaul at Motihari in connection with Darpa P. S. Case No. 04 of 2004 subject to the condition that the petitioner shall appear in this case on each and every date fixed by the court below and any absence on two consecutive dates except on reasonable ground to the satisfaction of the court below shall be a ground for cancellation of the bail bond of the petitioner. Kundan/- (Gopal Prasad, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 368

Statute Text:
Section 368 of the Indian Penal Code. Concealing or keeping in confinement a kidnapped person. Whoever, knowing that any person has been kidnapped or has been abducted, wrongfully conceals or confines such person, shall be punished in the same manner as if he had kidnapped or abducted such person with the same intention or knowledge, or for the same purpose as that with or for which he conceals or detains such person in confinement.