Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ No.667 of 2012 ====================================================== Aaisha Zaman @ Sonam Bharti W/O Md. Wahiduzzaman Resident Of Mohallla- Dakkhin Bari Tola, Nagar Panchayat Ward No.-13, Police Station- Jhanjharpur, District- Madhubani .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Director General Of Police Bihar, Patna 3. The Inspector General Of Police Muzaffarpur 4. The Deputy Inspector General Of Police Muzaffarpur 5. The Superintendent Of Police Madhubani 6. The Superintendent Of Police Madhubani 7. The Dy. Superintendent Of Police East Muzaffarpur 8. The Officer In Charge Null Police Station Mithanpura, Muzaffarpur 9. The Officer In Charge S/O Late Rajendra Singh Police Station- Jhanjharpur, District- Madhubani 10. Lalan Singh S/O Late Rajendra Singh Resident Of Village- Jhanjharpur, Ward No.-12, P.S.- Jhanjharpur, Distict- Madhubani. .... .... Respondents ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 22-11-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner is the daughter of the informant of Mithanpura P.S.Case No.83 of 2012 dated 09.04.2012 registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . As a matter of fact, she is the victim. In the FIR, the informant has disclosed her age to be 16 years. She has yet not appeared before the investigating agency. Her statement has neither been recorded under Section 161 nor under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure till date. She has not even Patna High Court CR. WJC No.667 of 2012 (2) dt.22-11-2012 2 been medically examined. She has filed the present case with a prayer to quash the FIR of Mithanpura P.S.Case No.83 of 2012. There are altogether six named accused in the F.I.R. None of them is petitioner in the present case. In my view, the prayer cannot be allowed. The allegations made in the FIR constitute cognizable offence. The case is still at the stage of investigation. The writ petition is dismissed, accordingly. B.Kr./- (Ashwani 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.