Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22430 of 2012 ====================================================== 1.Md. Samshad, Son of Md. Ismile. 2.Saffiqul Haque, Son of Md. Mansur. 3.Md. Rakib, Son of Md. Lokman. 4.Md. Yaqub, Son of Md. Nasim. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 2 03-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. All the four petitioners, who are languishing in custody, seek bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] , 26 of Juvenile Justice Act and 14 of the Children Labour Protection and Regulation Act 1986, are named accused in this case on being apprehended during police raid conducted on some secret information of transporting the minor children. Submission is of false implication and majority of the companions were major and a few were minor and after taking consent from their respective parents they were accompanying the petitioners for Surat for which parents have also given certificates to this effect. Further, none of the petitioners have any criminal antecedent. If it is so, in event of respective fathers of the children/persons appear before the court below, on due identification, support the factum of issuance of certificates and also stood as bailors, the petitioners above named are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22430 of 2012 (2) dt.03-07-2012 2 / 2 2 satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea, in connection with K. Hat P.S. Case No. 205 of 2012 , subject to condition to remain physically present before the court below on each and every date till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates, without giving any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 371

Statute Text:
Section 371 of the Indian Penal Code. Habitual dealing in slaves. Whoever habitually imports, exports, removes, buys, sells traffics or deals in slaves, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.