Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.12066 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Md. Jummo @ Tipu, 2. Md. Arif, 3. Md. Shahnawaz, 4. Md. Sabbo .... .... 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 and the State. 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 the victim is major and petitioner no.1 and the girl have performed marriage and are residing together. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on provisional anticipatory bail for three 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 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12066 of 2012 (2) dt.11-04-2012 2 / 2 2 Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur in connection with Kotwali (Barari) P.S. Case No. 261 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The petitioners undertake to produce the victim before the learned court below on 7th May, 2012 when the learned court below will record her statement and if she admits that she, of her own, married with the petitioner no. 1, then the learned court below will confirm the provisional bail of the petitioners. 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.