Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.21812 of 2012 ====================================================== Rajesh Kumar Mandal .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 16-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the petitioner being the driver of the informant kidnapped the sister of the informant and took away Rs. 50,000/- and jwellary from the house. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the victim has married with the petitioner and now the victim is in advance stage of pregnancy. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail for three months, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 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 the learned Chief Judicial Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21812 of 2012 (3) dt.16-08-2012 2/2 Magistrate, Katihar in connection with Pranpur P.S. Case No. 219 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The petitioner undertakes to produce the victim before the learned court below on 24th of September, 2012 when the learned court below will record the statement of the victim girl and if the victim admits that she of her own married with this petitioner then the learned court below will confirm the provisional bail of the petitioner. Amrendra/- (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.