Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22722 of 2012 (2) dt.25-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22722 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Jawed @ Jawed @ Jabud, S/O-Late Md. Aibul .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 25-06-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Taking into consideration that petitioner is in jail custody since 28.12.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] on the charges that he tried to kidnap the informant with intent to sell her, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria in connection with Araria P.S. Case No. 643 of 2011. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 372

Statute Text:
Section 372 of the Indian Penal Code. Selling or letting to hire a minor for purposes of prostitution, etc. Whoever sells, lets to hire, or otherwise disposes of any person under the age of eighteen years with intent that such person shall at any age be employed or used for the purpose of prostitution or illicit intercourse with any person or for any unlawful and immoral purpose, or knowing it to be likely that such person will at any age be employed or used for any such purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.