Ram Bhaju Chaudhary v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.10012 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-141 Year-2017 Thana- SRINAGAR District- West Champaran ====================================================== Ram Bhaju Chaudhary S/o Pandit Chaudhary, R/o Village- Sri Nagar Par, P.S.- Sri Nagar, District- West Champaran.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. SRI PARMESHWAR MEHTA ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR ORAL ORDER 29-03-2018 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned APP for the State.

Petitioner, already in custody, seeks bail in connection with Sri Nagar (Pujaha) P.S. Case No.141 of 2017, registered under Section 364(A) of the Indian Penal Code.

Allegation in brief is that 31⁄2 years old grand daughter of the informant was kidnapped by motorcycle borne person and thereafter he made demand of Rs.6,00,000/- as ransom for her release.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has clean antecedent and he is in custody since 01.10.2017; whereas learned counsel for the State submits that when police reached at the place where the money was to be delivered then apprehended the petitioner along with the child

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10012 of 2018(3) dt.29-03-2018 2/2 from a sugarcane field.

Having considered the aforesaid facts and circumstances, nature of offence and evidence against the petitioner, the prayer of bail of the petitioner is rejected in connection with Sri Nagar (Pujaha) P.S. Case No.141 of 2017, pending in the court of learned CJM, Bettiah, West Champaran with a direction to the trial court to expedite the trial.

(Arun Kumar, J) S.KUMAR/- U T