Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.42166 of 2012 ====================================================== Chandan Kumar Verma @ Pintoo @ Chandan Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 07-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of kidnapping the minor niece of the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the victim of her own married with this petitioner and they are residing together as husband and wife and an affidavit to that effect has been filed by the victim also. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail for six months, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42166 of 2012 (2) dt.07-12-2012 2/2 Magistrate, Samastipur in connection with Patori P.S. Case No. 242 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The petitioner undertakes to produce the victim before the learned court below on 21st of January, 2013 and if the victim admits that she has married of her own with the petitioner then the provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed by learned court below. 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.