Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.12481 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Khausboo Kumari, 2. Sheela Devi, 3. Munni Jha, 4. Ashok Jha, 5. Sonu Kumar Jha .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 11-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners, informant, State and learned counsel for the victim. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of kidnapping the minor daughter of the informant. It is submitted that petitioner no. 5 has performed marriage with the victim girl and both are residing together. This fact is admitted by the learned counsel for the victim girl. Learned counsels for the victim and the petitioners undertake to produce the girl before the learned court below on 7th May, 2012. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on provisional anticipatory bail for three Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12481 of 2012 (2) dt.11-04-2012 2 / 2 2 months in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of three weeks from today, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in connection with Riga P.S. Case No. 151 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. It is expected from the learned court below to record the statement of the victim and if she admits that she, of her own, married the petitioner Sonu Kumar Jha, then the provisional bail will be confirmed by the learned court below. Anil/- (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.