Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33325 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Lalan Paswan @ Lallan Manjhi 2. Basmati Devi. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus State Of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 19-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The present application has been placed before this Court in view of the administrative order of Hon’ble the Chief Justice dated 17.09.2012 and order dated 05.09.2012 passed by a coordinate Bench of this Court The petitioners are apprehending arrest in Complaint Case No. 3362 of 2010 in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] pending in the court of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Saran at Chapra. The earlier anticipatory bail application of the petitioners was permitted to be withdrawn on 26.09.2011 vide Cr. Misc. No. 29697 of 2011. The prayer for anticipatory bail has been renewed on the ground that final form was submitted and others have been granted bail. This Court is not inclined to take a different view It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33325 of 2012 (3) dt.19-09-2012 2/2 that the cognizance has not been taken against the petitioners. In view of this Court, if the final form has been submitted and cognizance has not been taken either differing with the final form or on protest then the petitioners have no apprehension. With the above observation, this application is, accordingly, disposed off. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioner. Amrendra/- (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.