Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44945 of 2012 (2) dt.14-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44945 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Kaushalya Devi, wife of Kapileshwar Rai, Resident of village-Charo, P.S. Warisnagar, District Samastipur 2. Rita Devi, daughter of Kapileshwar Rai, Resident of village-Charo, P.S. Warisnagar, District Samastipur. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sujit Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Kalyan Shankar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 14-12-2012 Heard Mr. Sujit Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Kalyan Shankar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioners are in custody since 30.4.2012 in connection with Sarishnagar P.S. case No. 96 of 2012 registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and seeks for regular bail in the present application. As per the allegation contained in the written report of the informant she was forcibly taken by these accused persons to their house and she was being pressurized to marry the son-in-law of petitioner no.1 as the daughter of petitioner no.1 had died. It is alleged that subsequently the informant was rescued by another co-villager. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44945 of 2012 (2) dt.14-12-2012 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits, referring to the allegations made in the First Information Report that no case under Sections 363 and 366A is made out and at the maximum it can be said to be a case of wrongful confinement. Be that as it may, in view of the nature of the allegation and the period of custody, let petitioners, namely, Kaushalya Devi and Rita Devi, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- ( ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned First Additional District & Sessions Judge, Samastipur in connection with Sessions Trial No. 359 of 2012 ( Warisnagar P.S. case No. 96 of 2012). Arun Kumar/- (Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 366A

Statute Text:
Section 366A of the Indian Penal Code. Procuration of minor girl. Whoever, by any means whatsoever, induces any minor girl under the age of eighteen years to go from any place or to do any act with intent that such girl may be, or knowing that it is likely that she will be, forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.