IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.35875 of 2008 DEVAN MANDAL, S/O LATE DOMI MANDAL, R/O VILLAGE- RAIPURA, P.S. BHAWANIPUR, DISTRICT- PURNEA Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3 18/11/2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel representing the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case which has been registered under section 364 A of the Indian Penal Code on the allegation of kidnapping of the informant’s son for ransom. The informant suspected that his son has been kidnapped by the petitioner and some other accused persons, namely, Chhotan Mandal, Jagdish Mandal, Bhujangi Mandal, Bindeshwar Mandal, Yogi Mandal and unknown. Submission is that three persons have faced Sessions Trial No. 1391 of 2006 and they were acquitted because the witnesses become hostile during trial and they have not supported the prosecution case. The victim returned back voluntarily. Further submission is that similarly situated accused Bhujangi Mandal, Jagdish Mandal and Chhotan Mandal have been admitted to bail by this court vide order dated 18.12.2007 passed in Cr.Misc. No. 52459 of 2007. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner Dewan Mandal is directed to be released on bail on furnishing of bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Sessions Judge, F.T.C. No. 6, Purnea in S. T. No. 468 of 2008. avin (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)