IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.33820 of 2008 1. ASHOK YADAV , son of Baidya Nath, resident of village Kateshar, P.S. Rampur Chouram, District Arrwal 2. Kesho Singh, son of late Ramdeep Singh, resident of village Doura Tola Deo Kali, P.S. Rampur Chouram, Distt. Arwal ….. Petitioners Versus STATE OF BIHAR …. Opposite party with Cr.Misc. No.38020 of 2008 1.RAJENDRA SINGH , son of Late Baiju Singh 2. Janeshwar Singh, sons of Shri Chand Singh ….. Petitioners Versus STATE OF BIHAR …. Opposite party For the Petitioners :M/s Pramod Kumar Mishra & Durgesh Nandan, Advocates For the State : M/s R.B. Roy Raman and R.S. Choudhary, A.P.P 05/ 16.10.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. Petitioners are accused in a case under Sections 364/34 of the Indian Penal Code. They are named in the First Information Report and are alleged to have attempted abduction of the informant to pressurize him to withdraw the murder case which he had instituted after the death of his nephew. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioners that after the informant managed to escape from the custody of the petitioners, he lodged the First Information Report and thereafter the petitioners were arrested from the spot, but no incriminating article, including fire arm or any other arm was recovered from their possession. It is also submitted that had the petitioners taken part in the occurrence, they would have 2 escaped from the place of occurrence. Petitioners are in jail custody since the date of occurrence itself i.e. 2.6.2008, as such, at this stage, their prayer for bail is refused with liberty to apply after completing nine months in jail custody, as their antecedent is absolutely clean. Arjun/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)