IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.27772 of 2008 VIMAL NARAIN OTTA @ VIMAL MISHRA @ VIMAL JHA Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR With Cr.Misc. No.35340 of 2008 SRI RAM THAKUR Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 4. 23.12.2008 Heard Sri Vivekanand Singh and Sri Murari Narain Choudhary, Advocates for the petitioners and Sri D. Mehta, APP for the State. The case relates to kidnapping for the purposes of extorting ransom and the offence appears taking place somewhere in the township of Darbhanga. As regards the petitioner Vimal Narain Otta @ Vimal Mishra @ Vimal Jha, he is said to have provided meals and other courtesies to the victim of the offence, who was confined in his restaurant. The victim was recovered from the house of Mohan Jha, where the other petitioner Sri Ram Thakur and another accused were also found and they were taken into custody. Regard being had to the materials as is indicated, I am not inclined to direct the release of the two petitioners in the two petitions. The petitions are dismissed. DKS/ (Dharnidhar Jha, J.)