Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22633 of 2012 (2) dt.26-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22633 of 2012 ====================================================== Shamshad Alam .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 26.06.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 27.4.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] and 5 of the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that [STATUTE] are not applicable in the present case because witnesses admitted that petitioner had taken away the victims with the consent of their guardians and so far as section 5 of the Immoral Traffic Prevention Act is concerned, it is only an imagination of the informant. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Shamshad Alam, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda at Biharsharif in Sohsarai P.S. Case no. 65/2012. Shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J)

Applicable IPC Section: 371

Statute Text:
Section 371 of the Indian Penal Code. Habitual dealing in slaves. Whoever habitually imports, exports, removes, buys, sells traffics or deals in slaves, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.