Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29815 of 2012 (3) dt.19-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.29815 of 2012 ====================================================== Ramesh Sao .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 03/ 19.09.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 16.6.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] on the charges that he kidnapped the informant’s minor daughter. Admittedly, in course of investigation, victim was recovered and her statement under section 164 Cr.P.C was recorded. Although victim stated in her statement that she was forcibly taken away by the petitioner but submission on behalf of the petitioner is that there was love affair between the petitioner and the victim and moreover, parties have already compromised the case and the informant had appeared before the learned Addl. Sessions Judge VI, Patna and accepted the factum of compromise which is evident from the impugned order. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Ramesh Sao, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna in Kadamkuan (Kankarbagh) P.S. Case no. 296/2006. Shahid (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.