IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.12972 of 2009 AMIT KUMAR @ ASHOK KUMAR AMIT, son of Chandrashekhar Singh, resident of village- Ojhaul, Police Station- Bahadurpur, District- Darbhanga …Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR …O.P With Cr. Misc. No.16920 of 2009 PAPPU KUMAR, son of Ram Krishna Singh, resident of village- Gokhula, P.S. Bidupur, Vaishali, Hajipur. ...Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR …O.P ----------- 2/ 21.05.2009 Both the applications are taken up together as they arise out of the same P.S. case number. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the informant. Petitioners are accused in a case instituted under sections 363, 366-A/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Statement of victim girl discloses that she was kidnapped by Shambhoo Kumar, who took her to Kolkata. At the railway station, Amit Kumar was also present to see them off. The girl was taken to Punjab where she married Shambhu Kumar. After the marriage, they returned and she was caught along with Shambhu Kumar and Pappu Kumar. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that as far as role of petitioner Amit Kumar @ Ashok Kumar Amit and Pappu Kumar are concerned, they have not played any direct role in the alleged kidnapping, rather, Pappu Kumar is brother-in-law of accused Shambhu and was present at the time of marriage and, as such, no - 2 - offence under section 366-A of the Indian Penal Code is made out. Be that as it may, petitioners named above are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the CJM, Vaishali at Hajipur, in connection with Hajipur Town P.S. case no.644 of 2008. JA/- (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)