IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.40898 of 2009 RAM SWAROOP DAS, S/o Late Shivan Das, R/o village Tehta Mathpar, P.S. Makhdumpur (Tehta O.P.), District Jehanabad …. Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR … ….. Opp. Party For the petitioner: Mr. Sunil Prasad, Advocate For the State : Mr. Ram Priya Sharan Singh, A.P.P. 2 4.12.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner is an accused in a case registered under Sections 342 and 366A of the Indian Penal Code. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that there has been delay of about 12 days in filing the complaint case and despite the fact that girl had come back / recovered, this fact does not find mentioned in the solemn affirmation of the P.W. 1, Asha Devi, who was examined under Section 202 Cr.P.C. Learned counsel for the State submitted that the minor victim girl was kidnapped and her statement was recorded under Sections 164 Cr.P.C. wherein she has specifically stated against this petitioner and other co- accused for kidnapping her for the purpose of ransom. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of - 2 - the case and the fact that the victim girl has herself named this petitioner to be directly involved in her kidnapping in her statement under section 164 Cr.P.C., I am not inclined to grant bail to this petitioner for the present. This application is dismissed at this stage. Spd/- (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.) -----------