Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ No.34 of 2012 ====================================================== Sundari Kumari, W/O Suraj Paswan, D/o Akhilesh Rai, resident of Vill.- Bayadih, P.S.-Saraiya, Dist.-Muzaffarpur. .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar through. D. G. P. Bihar, Patna. 2. S. P. Muzaffarpur 3. Officer In Charge, Saraiya, P.S. & Dist.-Muzaffarpur 4. Meena Devi, W/O Akhilesh Rai, R/O-Vill.-Bayadih, P.S.-Saraiya, Dist.- Muzaffarpur .... .... Respondents ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 5 07-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is a named accused in Saraiya P.S. Case No. 329 of 2011, dated 6.10.2011 registered for the offence under [STATUTE] . A prayer has been made to direct the respondents not to take any coercive step against her in the aforesaid case. I find no merit in the present writ petition. It is dismissed accordingly. Sanjeet/- (Ashwani 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.