IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.43304 of 2008 PANKAJ JHA, S/o- Harendra Jha, Resident of Village- Bahilwara Rupnath (North), P.S.- Saraiya, District- Muzaffarpur :----- Petitioner. Versus STATE OF BIHAR:-------Opposite Party -with- Cr.Misc. No.44737 of 2008 1. ANIL KUMAR, S/o- Ranjeet Choudhary 2. Ranjeet Choudhary, S/o- Late Makhichand Choudhary, Both resident of Vill.- Bahilwara Roopnath (North) P.S.- Saraiya, District- Muzaffarpur :------ Petitioner. Versus STATE OF BIHAR:-----Opposite Party ----------- 3. 21.11.2008. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner in Cr. Misc. No. 43304 of 2008 and the counsel for the State. None appeared on behalf of the petitioner in Cr. Misc. No. 44737 of 2008. Petitioners are First Information Report named accused in a case under Sections 364A and 120B of the Penal Code. Petitioner Pankaj Jha is the co-villager of the informant and the victim. Petitioner Anil Kumar is the son of Ranjit Choudhary, who has been named as the person who abducted the victim in the 164 Cr.P.C. statement of the victim. In the circumstances, prayer of petitioners Anil Kumar and Ranjeet Choudhary (In Cr. Misc. No. 44737 of 2008) for grant of bail is rejected. So far petitioner Pankaj Jha (In Cr. Misc. No. 43304 of 2008) is concerned, he has not been named by the victim in his statement recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. and is the co- villager of the victim and the informant. In the circumstances, although named in the First Information Report, he, namely, Pankaj Jha is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. - 2 - 5000/- (Five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M., Muzaffarpur in connection with Saraiya P.S.Case No. 108 of 2008. P.K.P. (V.N.Sinha,J.)