Criminal Appeal (SJ) No.49 OF 1995 *** Against the judgment and order of conviction dated 24.02.1995 passed by the 5th Assistant Sessions Judge, Patna, in Sessions Trial No. 750 of 1991. *** LALLU MALI @ MUNA MALI son of Amrit Mali, resident of Sartha Police Station- chandi, District- Nalanda, at present resident as a tenant in the name of the house or Lallu Fatwa, Mohalla- Kalyanpur, P.S. Fatwa, District- Patna …Appellant Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ….Respondent *** For the appellant : None For the State : Mr. J. K. Singh, A. P. P. *** P R E S E N T THE HON'BLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH *** Anjana Prakash, J. The appellant has been convicted under sections 363 and 365 of the Indian Penal Code and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for seven years and to pay a fine of rupees five thousand in default of which further rigorous imprisonment for one year six month by judgment dated 24.02.1995 in Sessions Trial No.750 of 1991 by the 5th Assistant Sessions Judge, Patna. 2. The prosecution case is that the son of the informant i.e. Amarjeet Singh was missing since 09.07.1991 and it was further alleged that accused Sant Kumar Singh had carried his son somewhere and hidden him and demanded a sum of rupees sixty thousand whereafter he was recovered from the house of the appellant. 3. On going through the evidence of the material witnesses, I find that on the confession of co-accused Sant Kumar Singh, the victim was recovered from the house of the appellant and, therefore, there is no doubt that the appellant had confined the child after he was kidnapped by the co-accused Sant Kumar - 2 - Singh. The fact that the letters had been written to the informant for ransom is also trustworthy since inlands letters were produced in Court and marked as Ext.9. 4. Thus, finding no merit in the appeal, the same is dismissed. 5. The judgment and order conviction and sentence passed by the court below is upheld. (Anjana Prakash,J.) Patna High Court, Patna. Dated the 13th May, 2011 NAFR/ JA/-