Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8565 of 2012 (3) dt.28-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.8565 of 2012 ====================================================== Mateshwari Devi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 03/ 28.06.2012 Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make necessary correction in the prayer portion of the petition. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 4.12.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Statement of victim has been recorded under section 164 Cr.P.C, in which she stated that petitioner assured her to drop at village Gumharia but while she along with the petitioner were going, one person took out handkerchief on account of which victim became unconscious and when she regained her consciousness, she found herself in a room. Admittedly, victim has already returned her home safely and except the aforesaid material, there appears to be nothing against the petitioner. Accordingly, petitioner, Mateshwari Devi, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the 8th Addl. Sessions Judge, Motihari, East Champaran in Sessions trial no. 123/2012 arising out of Raxaul P.S. Case no. 251/2011. Shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J)

Applicable IPC Section: 367

Statute Text:
Section 367 of the Indian Penal Code. Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject a person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc. Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person in order that such person may be subjected, or may be so disposed of as to be put in danger of being subjected to grievous hurt, or slavery, or to the unnatural lust of any person, or knowing it to be likely that such person will be so subjected or disposed of, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.