Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5466 of 2012 (2) dt.27-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5466 of 2012 ====================================================== Sulochna Devi & Anr. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 27-02-2012 Petitioners are apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that accused persons including the petitioners enticed away minor daughter of the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that letter of the victim contained in Annexure-2 reflects that she is in love with one Deo Kumar Mandal who is own brother of petitioner No. 1 and the victim is residing with Deo Kumar Mandal. Learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes that victim will appear before learned Court below on 2nd of April, 2012 to get her statement recorded as it is submitted that investigation is still pending. Considering the aforesaid submissions and the fact that thrust of accusation is against Deo Kumar Mandal, let the petitioners namely 1. Sulochna Devi 2. Mithilesh Mandal @ Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5466 of 2012 (2) dt.27-02-2012 Rinku Mandal, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on provisional anticipatory bail for four months on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur in connection with Kahalgaon(Ghogha) P.S. Case No. 267 of 2011. The provisional bail of the petitioners will be confirmed by learned Court below if the victim admits that she of her own resides with the Deo Kumar Mandal. Shageer/- (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.