Case Facts:
Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.360 of 2012 (3) dt.27-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Appeal (SJ) No.360 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Ashok Ram S/O Late Sukdeo Ram Resident Of Village- Parsagardhi, P.S.- Jadia, District- Supaul .... .... Appellant/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Appellant/s : Mr. Prafull Chandra Thakur For the Respondent/s : Mr. Abhay Kumar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 27-08-2012 The appellant was charged for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . However, the trial court, on conclusion of trial, acquitted him under [STATUTE] and convicted him under [STATUTE] . It is stated that Dr. Nutan Verma (P.W.9), in her report, stated that the age of the victim to be less than eighteen years. The victim Kalpana @ Manorma Kumari in her deposition states that she was not subjected to any sexual abuse. The co-convict Pradeep Yadav has already been granted bail by order dated 11.5.2012 in Cr.Appeal(SJ) No.220 of 2012. It is also submitted that the appellant was all along on bail in course of trial and has never misused the privilege of bail. Be that as it may, considering the facts and Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.360 of 2012 (3) dt.27-08-2012 circumstances of the case, let the appellant, named above, during the pendency of the appeal, 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 learned Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court No.-V, Supaul in Sessions Trial No.149 of 2004. Md.S./- (Ashwani 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.