Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31921 of 2012 (3) dt.27-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31921 of 2012 ====================================================== Ranjeet Sah .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 03/ 27.09.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 9.1.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The petitioner is not named in the first information report but in course of investigation name of this petitioner transpired in this case. The statement of victim was recorded under section 164 Cr.P.C in which she stated that she was taken away by the petitioner and after that the petitioner committed rape on her. The contention on behalf of the petitioner is that there was love affair between the petitioner and the victim and, as a matter of fact, victim herself eloped with the petitioner. Moreover, the Medical board has found the victim between aged about 17 to 19 years. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Ranjeet Sah, 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 Addl. Sessions Judge I, Vaishali at Hajipur in Sessions trial no.150/2012 arising out of Patepur P.S. case no. 123/2011. Shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J)

Applicable IPC Section: 363

Statute Text:
Section 363 of the Indian Penal Code. Kidnapping. Whoever kidnaps any person from India or from lawful guardianship, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.