Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.937 of 2012 Amit Kumar & Anr. Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 02. 12.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State Mr. Ramesh Chandra. Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of abducting the minor daughter of the informant. It appears that initially the accusation was found false and final form was submitted but differing with the same, cognizance has been taken. The victim girl in her 164 Cr.P.C. statement has not supported the accusation and the doctor has accessed her age between 18 to 19 years. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners namely 1. Amit Kumar 2. Vikash Kumar, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad in connection with Jehanabad P.S. Case No. 357 of 2010. 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.