Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5190 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Dharm Raj Singh S/O Ramashish Singh R/O House No.3/8 Mohalla Anand Puri, P.S. S.K.Puri, Distt-Patna .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 23-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the son of the landlord is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and sections 3, 4, 5 & 7 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act. Three boys and three girls were apprehended and from their possession cash, mobile and unused contraceptives were recovered. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner had no knowledge that Savitri Devi, being tenant is using the rented area for illegal purposes. It is further submitted that the petitioner is a handicapped person. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5190 of 2012 (2) dt.23-02-2012 2/2 Considering the fact that the prosecution report reflects that the raid was conducted in rented area in possession of Savitri Devi and her husband, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna in connection with S.K. Puri P.S. Case No. 127 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) .

Applicable IPC Section: 373

Statute Text:
Section 373 of the Indian Penal Code. Buying or obtaining possession of a minor for the same purposes. Whoever buys, hires or otherwise obtains possession of any person under the age of eighteen years with intent that such person shall at any age be employed or used for the purpose of prostitution or illicit intercourse with any person or for any unlawful and immoral purpose, or knowing it to be likely that such person will at any age be employed or used for any such purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.