IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.24745 of 2010 BANTI SRIVASTAVA @ BANTI VERMA, son of Shiv Kumar Srivastava @ Shiv Kumar Prasad, resident of Vilage-Banuchhapar, Police Station-Bettiah Muffasil, District-West Champaran. ----Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 6. 10.12.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The offence alleged against the petitioner, who is an accused in connection with Bettiah Town Police Station Case No.353 of 2009, is under sections 364A and 120B of the Indian Penal Code. It is submitted that the petitioner is not a named accused. However, during investigation, he has been implicated in this case on the statement of the victim boy in his statement under section 161 of the Cr.P.C. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for bail and submits that the allegations as well as the offence are serious. Considering the submissions of the parties, I am not inclined to allow the prayer for bail made on behalf of the petitioner. The application is, accordingly, dismissed. However, it is expected that the trial of the accused persons be expedited. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)