IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.9829 of 2010 ARUN PASWAN, Son of Sri Jugat Paswan, Resident of village Modanipur Barahia, P.S. Kurtha, District Arwal. …….. Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ………. Opposite Party ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Ashok Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. S. Dayal, A.P.P. -------- 3 29.03.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under Sections 364(A)/34 of the Indian Penal Code. As per the allegation as set up in the first information report, one Satya Narain Thakur along with his friend Arun Paswan ( the petitioner) and Sugar Paswan had kidnapped 7 years minor boy of the informant. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that co-accused Satya Narain Thakur is the main accused in this case. Petitioner’s antecedent is clean. One of the co- accused, namely, Nago @ Nageshwar Manjhi has been granted bail by a Bench of this Court vide order dated 26.2.2010 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 610 of 2010. Learned counsel for the State submits that it is a 2 case of kidnapping and demand for ransom. The victim boy was recovered by the police and his statement was also recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. and at that time he had identified the petitioner as one of the kidnappers. The mobile phone which has been used for ransom has also been recovered from this petitioner. It has also been submitted that the co-accused Nago @ Nageshwar Manjhi has been granted bail on the ground that he had helped the police by giving false call to the abductors that ransom amount has been received and when they came, they were apprehended by the police, which would be apparent from the order dated 26.2.2010 itself. Having regards to the facts and circumstances and gravity of the nature of allegation regarding kidnapping of a minor boy for ransom by three accused persons including the petitioner, I am not inclined to grant bail to this petitioner. As a result this application is dismissed at this stage. Spd/- (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)