IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.17265 of 2010 BALMIKI MISHRA, SON OF RAJENDRA MISHRA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE CHAI RAMPUR, P.S. KARPI, DISTRICT ARWAL AT PRESENT VILL. MAI, P.S. KAKO, DISTRICT JEHANABAD – PETITIONER. Versus STATE OF BIHAR—OPP. PARTY. ----------- For the petitioner : Mr. Imbrahim Kabir, Adv. For the State : Mr. Pronoti Singh, A.P.P. ------ 3/ 07-07-2010 Heard the parties. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered under sections 366(A), 372 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code. The petitioner is named in the F.I.R. as an accused and is alleged to have participated in kidnapping of the victim girl. It is submitted that alleged victim girl Mamta Kumari was recovered and her statement under section 164 Cr. P.C. was recorded by the learned Judicial Magistrate, where she has not alleged any sexual assault either against the petitioner or any other accused persons. From perusal of the statement of the victim girl, vide Annexure-2, it appears that she has supported the allegation of her kidnapping by the petitioner and other accused persons. It is also submitted that co-accused Ranjeet Pandey has been granted regular bail by a Bench of this Court. Be that as it may, in the facts and circumstances of the case this Court is not persuaded to accede to the prayer made on behalf of the petitioner for grant of anticipatory bail. It is accordingly rejected. The petitioner must surrender in the court below in connection with Makhdumpur P.S. Case No. 183 of 2009 within a period of four weeks from today and , if so advised, seek regular bail, which shall be considered and disposed of on its own merit without being prejudiced by the present order. BTiwary ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J)