Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31823 of 2012 ====================================================== Lal Babu Patel @ Lal Babu Pd. & Ors. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 06-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that after marriage of the informant’s son with Rinku Devi, Rinku Devi was being kidnapped from her parents’ house for the purpose of prostitution. Petitioners are the parents’ family members of the victim girl. The victim girl in 164 Cr. P.C. statement has not alleged anything against the petitioners and thrust of accusation is against Sanjay the brother of husband of the victim. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners Lal Babu Patel @ Lal Babu Pd., Amit Patel @ Amit Prasad, Lawkush Patel, Shanti Devi @ Gyanti Devi, Binit Patel @ Binit Prasad and Udhaw Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31823 of 2012 (2) dt.06-09-2012 2 / 2 2 Patel @ Udhaw Prasad be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Uchkagaon P.S. Case No. 135 of 2012 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 C.J.M. Gopalganj, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.