IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr. Misc. No.44876 of 2010 KUMOD THAKUR @ PANKAJ KUMAR s/o Bisheshwar Thakur @ Zila Keshari Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 3/ 16.03.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case instituted for the offence under section 364-A of the Indian Penal Code. It has been submitted that the petitioner was not named in the First Information Report and subsequently his name transpired in the confessional statement of the co-accused. Further submission is that other co-accused have been granted bail by this court and, therefore, the petitioner is entitled to bail. On going through the facts of the case, I find that co- accused has been granted bail way back in the year 2001, whereas, the petitioner has been remanded only 30.3.2009. Considering the same, I am not inclined to grant bail to petitioner. Prayer for bail is rejected. The trial court is directed to expedite the trial in view of the serious nature of the offence. JA/- (Anjana Prakash,J.)