Case Facts:
Patna High Court CR. WJC No.712 of 2011 (3) dt.02-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ No.712 of 2011 ====================================================== Gautham Chandra @ Goutham Kumar, son of Arun Kumar Chourasia, resident of village-Sadipur Bari Durga Asthan, P.S.-Kotwali, District- Munger. .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Samastipur. 3. The Officer Incharge, Warisnagar (Mathurapur O.P.). 4. Shobha Devi, wife of Kishore Sah, resident of Aamgola Ward no. 31, P.S.-Mithanpura, District-Muzaffarpur, at present resident of village- Ramnagar, P.S.-Warisnagar (Mathurapur O.P.), District-Samastipur. .... .... Respondents ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 02-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner is a named accused in Waris Nagar (Mathurapur O.P.) P.S. Case No. 56 of 2011 dated 12.3.2011 registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . He has prayed for quashing of the aforesaid F.I.R. The F.I.R. discloses commission of a cognizable offence. The defence of the petitioner cannot be looked into at this stage. Patna High Court CR. WJC No.712 of 2011 (3) dt.02-08-2012 Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to entertain the present writ petition. It is dismissed accordingly. Sanjeet/- (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 366

Statute Text:
Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code. Kidnapping or abducting a woman to compel her marriage or to cause her defilement etc. Whoever kidnaps or abducts any woman with intent that she may be compelled, or knowing it to be likely that she will be compelled, to marry any person against her will, or in order that she may be forced or seduced to illicit intercourse, or knowing it to be likely that she will be forced or seduced to illicit intercourse, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine; and whoever, by means of criminal intimidation as defined in this Code or of abuse of authority or any other method of compulsion, induces any woman to go from any place with intent that she may be, or knowing that it is likely that she will be, forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person shall also be punishable as aforesaid.