Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.30544 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Buchay Sah @ Birendra Sah @ Mahendra Sah 2. Amod Kumar @ Bambam Kumar. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 27-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the FIR named accused persons kidnapped the daughter of the informant and one Khusbu Kumari. It is alleged against these petitioners that they felicitated the kidnapping by other accused persons. The 164 Cr. P.C statement of Khusbu Kumari has been brought on record as Annexure-2, which reflects that she got her age recorded as 20 years when the court has also assessed her age as such, where she admitted that she of her own married with one Ajay Kumar, an application to that effect has been filed by Khusbu Kumari before the learned court below which reflects that other victim Ankita Kumari has married with one Shambhu Kumar. A statement has been made in para 17 of the petition that Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30544 of 2012 (2) dt.27-08-2012 2/2 the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 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, Purnea in connection with K. Hat P.S. Case No. 574 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.