Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.15019 of 2012 ====================================================== Ram Pravesh Kumar S/O Late Hari Nandan Mahto R/O Jaipur Dhamuki, Police Station Agamkuan Patnacity, District - Patna .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMARESH KUMAR LAL ORAL ORDER 2 10-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in Agamkuan P. S. Case No. 303 of 2011 for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . It is submitted that the petitioner has not been named in the FIR. During investigation the victim has made her statement under Section 164 Cr.P.C. that she was kidnapped by the petitioner as well as by Amit Kumar @ Pankaj Kumar. It is further submitted that co-accused Pankaj Kumar has been granted anticipatory bail by a Bench of this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 8752 of 2012. It is further submitted that the victim was aged about 21 years. Learned counsel for the State could not controvert the contention of the petitioner while opposing his prayer. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15019 of 2012 (2) dt.10-04-2012 2 Considering the facts and circumstances, in the event of arrest or surrender within a period of six weeks, the above named petitioner will be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna in Agamkuan P. S. Case No. 303 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr. P.C and with further condition that (i) The petitioner will not indulge himself in similar or any other offence. (ii) One of the bailors must be the close relative of the petitioner. (iii) The petitioner will be well represented in the Court on each and every date and in case of absence for two consecutive dates or in case of violation of terms of bail, his bail bonds would be liable to be cancelled by the learned Court concerned. Kanchan/- (Amaresh Kumar Lal, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 366

Statute Text:
Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code. Kidnapping or abducting a woman to compel her marriage or to cause her defilement etc. Whoever kidnaps or abducts any woman with intent that she may be compelled, or knowing it to be likely that she will be compelled, to marry any person against her will, or in order that she may be forced or seduced to illicit intercourse, or knowing it to be likely that she will be forced or seduced to illicit intercourse, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine; and whoever, by means of criminal intimidation as defined in this Code or of abuse of authority or any other method of compulsion, induces any woman to go from any place with intent that she may be, or knowing that it is likely that she will be, forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person shall also be punishable as aforesaid.