IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CR. REV. No.833 of 2009 RITESH KUMAR Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2 15.5.2009 Heard counsel for the parties. The petitioner is an accused in a case under sections 363, 365,120B/34 of the Penal Code and the police after investigation submitted charge sheet against the petitioner under section 364 of the Penal Code. It appears from the prosecution case that the informant’s son Nishant Kumar @ Nishu aged about 15 years was kidnapped in a planned way and he in his statement under section 164 Cr.P.C. has stated that while he was coming out of college campus, Ranvir rang up some one from his mobile phone and thereafter he was kidnapped by 5-6 persons, who were aged about 25-30 years and boarded him on a Balero Car.The accused persons snatched his mobile phone and demanded ransom from his father. He further stated that he was released after receipt of Rs.5 lacs from his father. Counsel for the petitioner submits that it would appear from the statement of the victim recorded under section 164 Cr.P.C. that all the accused were of 25-30 years age where as the petitioner has been declared to be a juvenile and is aged about less than 17 years. He further submits that the father of the petitioner is a Government teacher and his grant father was also a retired teacher. Learned counsel for the State submits that in course of 2 KHAN investigation it has come that the petitioner was one of the master mind for the offence of kidnapping and realization of ransom amount. Considering the nature of allegation, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner for the present. His prayer for bail is rejected. However, he may renew his prayer for bail after six months. (S.P.Singh,J)