Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33862 of 2012 (2) dt.19-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33862 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Farman Gaddi @ Md. Farman Gaddi S/O Dwarika Gaddi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 19-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 15.06.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . There is allegation of sodomy against the petitioner but the injury report of victim boy does not support the aforesaid allegation. Moreover, the case has already been compromised between the parties. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Bairiya P.S. Case No. 121 of 2012. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 377

Statute Text:
Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. Unnatural offences. Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.