Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6990 of 2012 (2) dt.15-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6990 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Putli Devi W/O Sri Santlal Paswan Resident Of Mohalla- Hathsarganj, P.S.- Hajipur Town, District- Vaishali. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Parma Nand Prasad, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 15-02-2012 The petitioner is permitted to make necessary correction in paragraph-8 of the petition. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with a case instituted under [STATUTE] . It is stated that the alleged occurrence took place on 12.8.2011 and the first information report was lodged after eight days. There is no plausible explanation for inordinate delay in institution of the first information report. The petitioner is a lady. Her husband has also been made accused. It is submitted that they have falsely been implicated in this case due to dispute regarding tenancy which had taken place admittedly on 10.8.2011. Be that as it may, considering the facts and Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6990 of 2012 (2) dt.15-02-2012 circumstances of the case, the petitioner named above is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Hajipur Town P.S. Case No.486 of 2011 subject to the conditions (i) that both the bailors will be close relative of the petitioner who will give separate affidavit giving genealogy as to how they are related with the petitioner, (ii) that the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him to disclose such facts to the court or to any other authority, (iii) that he shall remain present before the court on the dates fixed for hearing of the case. If he wants to remain absent, then he shall take prior permission of the court and in case of compelling and unavoidable circumstance for remaining absent, he shall immediately inform the court and request that he may be permitted to be present through the counsel and (iv) that liberty is given to the State to make an appropriate application for modifying/recalling the order granting bail, if for any reason, the petitioner violates any of the conditions imposed by this court. Md.S./- (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.