Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6220 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Dharmsheela Devi W/O Chandeshwar Rai Resident Of Village- Chandralay, Police Station- Sadar, Hajipur, District- Vaishali .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 02-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, the State and the informant. The petitioner being the mother of the boy, who alleged to have abducted the daughter of the informant, is apprehending her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the girl is major and has married with the son of the petitioner Shambhu Kumar. It is further submitted that earlier also case was lodged with the similar accusation when during medical examination the age of the victim was assessed as 17 to 19 years. Considering the fact that the thrust of accusation is against the son of the petitioner, let the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6220 of 2012 (2) dt.02-03-2012 2/2 above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of her 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, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Hajipur Sadar P.S. Case No. 289 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: 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.