Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.26504 of 2012 ====================================================== Pritam Kumar Rajak @ Pritam Kumar .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 30-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of kidnapping the minor daughter of the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that victim was major and has married with the petitioner and has a child also. It is further submitted that on 26.03.2011 the other family members were directed to be released on anticipatory bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 42457 of 2010 if the victim was found to be major on the alleged date of marriage i.e., 25.08.2009. The medical report suggests that the victim was between 18 years 08 months 14 days to 21 years 08 months 14 days on 25.08.2009 but by mistake Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26504 of 2012 (2) dt.30-07-2012 2 / 2 2 the learned court below in its order dated 23.06.2011 the date of assessment of age of the victim has been mentioned as 25.08.2011. Considering the fact that Medical Board found the victim to be major on the alleged date of marriage and other family members have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Kotwali (Barari)P.S. Case No. 684 of 2009 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Bhagalpur, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 363

Statute Text:
Section 363 of the Indian Penal Code. Kidnapping. Whoever kidnaps any person from India or from lawful guardianship, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.