Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33788 of 2012 ====================================================== Deepak Sharma .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 03-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that Shankar Sharma and B.D.O. Mehta on pistol point took the informant when Shankar Sharma established forceful physical relationship with the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that for occurrence of 13.05.2011 to 16.05.2011, complaint was filed on 29.05.2012 which came to be registered as police case on 09.06.2012. Considering delayed lodging of the complaint and the fact that no specific accusation has been alleged against the petitioner, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33788 of 2012 (2) dt.03-09-2012 2 / 2 2 within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Kadwa P.S. Case No. 220 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Katihar, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 366

Statute Text:
Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code. Kidnapping or abducting a woman to compel her marriage or to cause her defilement etc. Whoever kidnaps or abducts any woman with intent that she may be compelled, or knowing it to be likely that she will be compelled, to marry any person against her will, or in order that she may be forced or seduced to illicit intercourse, or knowing it to be likely that she will be forced or seduced to illicit intercourse, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine; and whoever, by means of criminal intimidation as defined in this Code or of abuse of authority or any other method of compulsion, induces any woman to go from any place with intent that she may be, or knowing that it is likely that she will be, forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person shall also be punishable as aforesaid.