Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26491 of 2011 (5) dt.29-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.26491 of 2011 ====================================================== Resham Devi @ Reshma Devi, wife of Ram Pukar Giri, resident of Village- Raghunath Giri Ke Mathia, P.O. & P.S. Manjhi, District- Saran. At present R/o Goswami Bhawan, near Goal Building Kola Kusuma, P.O. K.G. Ashram, P.S. Saraidhela, District- Dhanbad (Jharkhand). .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 5 29-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in connection with Manjhi P.S. Case No. 168 of 2010, registered under [STATUTE] . There is allegation that one Sandip Giri stated the victim Mamta Kumari that her grand mother want to meet her then she went along Sandip Giri, Ram Pukar Devi and Reshama Devi put her on a Bolero car and took her to Dhanbad and kept her. However, only allegation against this petitioner is that she is also in the vehicle in which Mamta Kumari was kidnapped. Under the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner in the event of her arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks from today, shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26491 of 2011 (5) dt.29-03-2012 Judicial Magistrate, Chapra, in connection with Manjhi P.S.Case No. 168 of 2010, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of Cr.P.C. with a further condition that petitioner shall cooperate with the police during investigation. m.p. (Gopal Prasad, 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.