Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19965 of 2012 ====================================================== Rakesh Mali @ Rakesh Kumar Mali .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 04-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of kidding the daughter of the informant by Laxman. It is alleged against the petitioner that he happens to be the associate of Laxman. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the victim is residing with Laxman at some place in Gujrat and other accused Ram Sewak Raut has been granted regular bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 33766 of 2010. This Court sees no reason for learned court below not to give same privilege to the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19965 of 2012 (3) dt.04-09-2012 2/2 petitioner, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Khirhar P.S. Case No. 14 of 2010 pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhubani. With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioner. 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.