Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18327 of 2012 (2) dt.14-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.18327 of 2012 ====================================================== Vijay Yadav, son of Bal Keshwar Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 2 14-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. This application has been filed for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner who is in custody since 27.1.2012 for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act and 17 of C.L.A. Act. In this case of the year 2004 instituted against several named accused. Petitioner’s name emerged during investigation at much later state when widow of the deceased in her statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C. named three other persons one of whom in his extra judicial confession has disclosed about involvement of this petitioner. submission is of false implication and all named besides three disclosed by widow of the deceased have also been released on bail and petitioner is in custody since Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18327 of 2012 (2) dt.14-05-2012 27.1.2012 without any supporting materials except extra judicial confession. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad, in connection with Rafiganj P.S. Case No. 154/2004, with a condition to remain physically present before the court below on each and every date till disposal of the case, in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 342

Statute Text:
Section 342 of the Indian Penal Code. Wrongfully confining any person. Whoever wrongfully confines any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.