Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.32761 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Arbind Roy 2. Subodh Roy 3. Bhola Roy 4. Binod Roy 5. Babloo Mahto @ Babloo Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 07-09-2012 Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Accusation is of kidnapping minor daughter of the informant. In 164 Cr.P.C. statement the victim has named the petitioners also in taking her away when accusation of establishing forceful physical relationship is against Arbind Roy, Brijnandan Roy, Jugeshwar Rai and Ram Babu Rai. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that considering the fact that medical evidence does not support the accusation and the victim has married with one Ram Babu Rai @ Gorkha, who has been granted bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 16819 of 2012. This Court sees no reason for learned Court below not to give the same privilege to the petitioners, if the petitioners surrender within a period of six weeks in connection with Warisnagar P.S. Case No. 81 of 2011, pending in the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32761 of 2012 (2) dt.07-09-2012 2 / 2 2 Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur. With the observations above, the application stands disposed off. Let the order of this Court be transmitted through FAX to the learned Court below at the cost of the petitioners. Shageer/- (Dinesh Kumar 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.