IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.31706 of 2008 SRI BHAGWAN SAH @ SRI BHAGWAN KUMAR @ BHAGWAN KUMAR Son of Rajeshwar Sah, resident of Raxaul Mauze, P.S. Raxaul, District- East Champaran Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4 12.11.2008 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is an accused for the offence under section 387 of the Indian Penal Code. It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the first information report is against unknown, however during investigation the name of the petitioner has figured on account of the confessional statement of the co-accused Pradeep Kumar, as such, he apprehends his arrest. It is further submitted that the petitioner is a businessman and he has no concern with the alleged crime and the aforesaid accused Pradeep Kumar is a co- villager and as such of an on they used to talk, however during the relevant period he had no talk with him at all. Learned Addl. P.P. appearing for the State on perusal of the case diary submits that the co-accused Pradeep Kumar in his confessional statement has said that he along with the petitioner works for the Rajo Singh Rathor, however, he is not said about the alleged occurrence. It is further submitted that another witness - 2 - namely, Dwarika Prasad has specifically stated that one Prakash Kumar is the person who demanded the ransom on the aforesaid telephone number. Having considered the submissions, as noticed above, and in the facts and circumstances of the case, it is directed that in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks from today, the petitioner, namely, Sri Bhagwan Sah @ Sri Bhagwan Kumar @ Bhagwan Kumar be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Raxaul at Motihari, in connection with Raxaul P.S.Case No. 34 of 2008 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Manish/- ( Shailesh Kumar Sinha,J.)