IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.41259 of 2009 1. Manan Ansari, Son of Late SadiqueAnsari. 2. Meena Khatoon, wife of Manan Ansari. Both residents of Village- Mehura, Police Station- Bagaha, at present-Semara Bazar, Police Station- Semara, District-West Champaran...........................................................Petitioner. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR .......................................Opposite Party. ----------- 02. 08.12.2009. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioners are accused arising from Semara P.S. Case No. 53 of 2009 for offences punishable under Sections 363 and 365 of the Indian Penal Code. Substance of allegation as against the petitioners as set up in the First Information Report is of kidnapping the daughter of the informant aged about 12 years and kept her in the confinement of one Gitanjali Hotel from where she was subsequently recovered. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that the doubtful nature of the case is itself evident from the fact that the victim girl in her statement has clearly stated that the petitioner no.1 had no connection with the alleged commission of kidnapping. Learned counsel for the petitioners further submits that the petitioner no.2 is a Parda Nasin Lady and having an infant child and thus it is improbable that she had kept the victim girl in confinement of a Hotel which is a public place. Learned counsel further submits that the entire occurrence is by reason of some confusion which had crept as 2 these petitioners are related to the informant and had come to the village on some occasion and its here that the victim girl had accompanied them. It is further submitted that although the alleged occurrence is dated 27.09.2009 but First Information Report has been instituted four days later on 01.10.2009.In the circumstances, prayer for bail has been made. Having regard to the facts and circumstances set forth, let petitioners Manan Ansari and Meena Khatoon be released on bail upon each one of them individually furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bagaha, West Champaran in connection with Semara P.S. Case No. 53 of 2009. U.K. (Jyoti Saran,J)