Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32184 of 2012 (2) dt.31-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.32184 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Ram Kumar @ Ram Kumar Singh S/O Sri Nathuni Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 31-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 20.05.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Petitioner is not named in the first information report and according to Ferdbeyan of the informant, first information report named accused, Ram Jatan Prasad and Baid Nath Prasad abducted the victim. Furthermore, I find that after four years of the alleged occurrence, victim appeared and made her statement under Section 164 of the Cr.P.C. in which she stated that she was kidnapped by the petitioner and other accused including one Muntun Singh and she was taken to Delhi where she was raped by the petitioner and other accused but later on, she solemnized her marriage with one Keshav Deo. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32184 of 2012 (2) dt.31-08-2012 having more or less similar allegation, co-accused Muntun Singh @ Braj Kishore Singh has already been granted privilege of anticipatory bail by another Bench of this Court vide order dated 24.11.2011 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 22946 of 2011. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, 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, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Ghorasahan ( Lakhaura) P.S. Case No. 39 of 2006. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.