Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.43399 of 2012 ====================================================== Rajeswesar Devi & Anr. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 13-12-2012 Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Accusation is of kidnapping the minor daughter of the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that victim has married with the son of the petitioners namely Mithilesh Rai and she is residing as wife with Mithilesh Rai. Considering the aforesaid stand of the parties, let the petitioners namely 1. Rajeshwar Devi 2. Ram Swarth Rai, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on provisional anticipatory bail for six months on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43399 of 2012 (2) dt.13-12-2012 2 / 2 2 the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in connection with Dumra P.S. Case No. 106 of 2012. It is expected that victim girl will be produced before the learned Court below on 6th of February, 2013 when learned Court below will record the statement of the victim girl and if she admits that she, of her own, married with the son of the petitioners, then the provisional anticipatory bail of the petitioners will be confirmed by learned Court below. Shageer/- (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.