IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.2494 of 2010 BIRENDRA THAKUR, SON OF SRI RAM JANAM THAKUR Versus STATE OF BIHAR with Cr.Misc. No.44028 of 2009 JAWAHAR SHARMA @ JAWAHAR LAL SHARMA, SON OF LATE SUKHAL SHARMA Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3. 07/04/2010 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners seek bail in a case instituted for the offence under Section 364(A) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution case is that a nine year old child of the Informant was kidnapped by the Informant’s Compounder and other co-accused persons for purposes of ransom. Subsequently, the victim boy was recovered who gave a detailed statement under Section 164 Cr. P.C. wherein he mentioned the participation of a number of accused persons. However, specifically the name of the petitioners have not been disclosed but when the petitioners were nabbed on the basis of location of some phone calls made between the co-accused persons, and petitioner Birendra Thakur was arrested he gave an exculpatory statement before the Police. However, later on co-accused Munna Sahani was arrested who gave out a detailed description of the entire modus in which the petitioners have also said to have taken active part. In view of such, I am not inclined to grant bail to the - 2 - petitioners. The prayer for bail is rejected. The trial court is directed to expedite the trial. S.Ali (Anjana Prakash, J.)