Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39883 of 2012 (2) dt.19-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.39883 of 2012 ====================================================== Sanju Devi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 19-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of kidnapping the minor daughter of the informant. In the statement under section 164 Cr.P.C. the victim has got her age recorded as 14 years which was assessed as such by the learned court below. Initially the petitioner took the victim from the house on the pretext of showing Barat when she handed over the victim to two three other persons subsequently. It is submitted that the accusation has been levelled in the background of serious land dispute between the parties. Be that as it may, let the learned court below consider the regular bail of the petitioner in case the petitioner surrenders Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39883 of 2012 (2) dt.19-10-2012 within eight weeks from today in connection with Mahua P.S. Case no. 233 of 2012 pending in the court of learned C.J.M., Vaishali at Hajipur. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction. Let this order be transmitted through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 363

Statute Text:
Section 363 of the Indian Penal Code. Kidnapping. Whoever kidnaps any person from India or from lawful guardianship, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.