Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.26262 of 2012 ====================================================== Kundan Paswan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 02-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner has filed this application for anticipatory bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of kidnapping the minor daughter of the informant. Considering the statement of the victim girl and the medical opinion the petitioner was granted anticipatory bail by the learned court below vide A.B.P. No. 673 of 2011, but he failed to execute the bail bond and subsequently the prayer for extension of period of surrender was made, which was refused by the impugned order. Considering the fact that the petitioner was Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26262 of 2012 (3) dt.02-08-2012 2/2 granted anticipatory bail on merits, let the learned court below consider the extension of period of surrender, if the petitioner appears and files appropriate application within four weeks from today. With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of in connection with K.Hat (Maranga) P.S. Case No. 149 of 2011 pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea. Let the order be transmitted through fax to the learned court below at the cost of the petitioner. DKS/ (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.