Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24860 of 2012 (2) dt.05-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24860 of 2012 ====================================================== Rahul Raj @ Golu, son of late Subodh Sah, resident of lower Nathnagar Road, police Station- Nathnagar, district- Bhagalpur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus State Of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 05-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Nathnagar Police Station Case No. 12 of 2012, G.R. No. 131/2012 instituted for the alleged offence under [STATUTE] registered under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C on the basis of a complaint case filed by the informant on 15.11.2011. The complainant/ informant alleged that her daughter, born on 29.11.1995, has been kidnapped by the petitioner for the purpose of marriage with the assistance of other co-accused persons including the petitioner’s mother. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation is false and contends that the petitioner and daughter of the complainant have married each other, and as such the parties Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24860 of 2012 (2) dt.05-07-2012 intend to compromise the case for this purpose. According to him a petition has already been filed for compromise before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Bhagalpur which has been duly signed by the complainant/ informant, victim girl and the informant’s mother. Petitioner’s father which is annexure -3 to this application. Let the petitioners in the event of their arrest / surrender within four weeks from today before the Court below be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the C.J.M, Bhagalpur in connection with P.S.Case No.12/2012 (G.R. No. 131/2012), subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr. P.C. Namita/- (Chakradhari Sharan 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.