Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.43361 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Pooja Kumari D/O Bhan Pratap @ Bhanu Bahelia R/O Bhabua Ward No.20, P.S. Bhabua, District - Kaimur ( Bhabua ). 2. Suraj Kumar S/O Bhan Pratap @ Bhanu Bahelia R/O Bhabua Ward No.20, P.S. Bhabua, District - Kaimur ( Bhabua ). .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 19-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of kidnapping the minor daughter of the informant. It is submitted that during investigation it has come that the victim girl eloped with the brother of the petitioners Santosh Kumar with whom she was in love and during investigation, accusation was found false by the police and final form was submitted but differing with the same cognizance has been taken. It is orally submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43361 of 2012 (2) dt.19-12-2012 2 / 2 2 have no criminal antecedent. Considering the fact that accusation was found false by the police during investigation, let the petitioners, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Bhabua P.S. Case No. 95 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Bhabua, Kaimur, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.