Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43977 of 2010 (5) dt.21-06-2012 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.43977 of 2010 ====================================================== 1. Gangjali Devi @ Gangajali Devi, w/o Ram Deo Singh 2. Anju Kumari, d/o Ram Deo Singh, both residents of village Nakar Dewa, P.S. Rajepur, district East Champaran 3. Kaushal Singh, s/o Chandeshwar Singh @ Channu Singh 4. Ranju Devi, w/o Kaushal Singh, both residents of village Meghana, P.S. Rajepur, district East Champaran .... Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Navin Kumar, s/o Ramswaroop Singh, resident of village Nakar Dewa, P.S. Rajepur, district East Champaran .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioners : M/S BMond Kumar Singh & Satyendra Prasad Singh, Advs. For the State : Mr. Parmeshwar Mehta, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 5 21-06-2012 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the State This is a petition for grant of regular bail for offence under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the daughter of the informant, Kushboo Kumari, was taken away by the petitioners on the pretext of puja at Muzaffarpur Gareeb Asthan, but, she did not return. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that a compromise petition has been filed by the informant and his wife that the victim got married with one Shashi Kumar Singh and leading a conjugal life. However, the Session's Judge while rejecting the anticipatory bail petition observed that the statement of the girl under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code has not been recorded. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioners, above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender, within six weeks from the date of receipt of this order, are directed to be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bounds of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Rajepur P.S. Case No. 56 of 2010 to the satisfaction of the Subdivisional Judicial Magistrate, Sikrahana at Motihari, subject Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43977 of 2010 (5) dt.21-06-2012 2 to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code and the petitioners shall produce the girl before the Court below and the Court below shall satisfy, itself, that the victim-girl has no grievance with the petitioners. SA/- (Gopal Prasad, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 372

Statute Text:
Section 372 of the Indian Penal Code. Selling or letting to hire a minor for purposes of prostitution, etc. Whoever sells, lets to hire, or otherwise disposes of any person under the age of eighteen years with intent that such person shall at any age be employed or used for the purpose of prostitution or illicit intercourse with any person or for any unlawful and immoral purpose, or knowing it to be likely that such person will at any age be employed or used for any such purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.