Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.32280 of 2012 ====================================================== Sanjay Thakur, Son of Late Ramchandra Thakur. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 09-10-2012 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. The petitioner, who is languishing in custody, seeks bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] , is solitary named accused in this case of taking away the informant’s son, who on recovery also in his statement stated against the petitioner for whose release there was demand of ransom. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, for the present, prayer for regular bail of the above named petitioner in connection with Sitamarhi P.S. Case No. 28 of 2010 pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamari/concerned court, is hereby, refused. Simultaneously, courts below are directed to proceed expeditiously with the trial and avoid undue delay and adjournments. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.