Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38793 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Subodh Kumar @ Subodh Kr. Rai 2. Soman Rai .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 17-10-2012 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] . The accusation is of kidnapping the daughter of the informant. It is submitted by learned senior counsel for the petitioners that the victim girl has married with petitioner Subodh Kumar Rai and both are residing together as husband and wife. Petitioner no. 2 is the relation of petitioner no. 1. Petitioner no. 1 undertakes to produce the victim girl before the learned court below within a period of two months. It is submitted by learned counsel for the informant that the victim girl is still traceless. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38793 of 2012 (2) dt.17-10-2012 2/2 It is submitted by learned senior counsel for the petitioners that the victim has also filed petition before the learned court below that she has married with petitioner Subodh Kumar Rai. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail provisionally for six months in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in connection with Parihar P.S. Case No. 13 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. The learned court below will record the statement of the victim girl after her appearance and when she admits that she of her own married with petitioner no. 1 Subodh Kumar Rai then the provisional bail of the petitioners will be confirmed. DKS/ (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.