Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.28292 of 2012 ====================================================== Subash @ Subash Singh @ Karu Singh, Son of Shankar Singh. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 25-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, who is armed with carbon/xerox copy of the case diary. The petitioner, who is languishing in custody, seeks bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] , is solitary named accused in this case of kidnapping of minor sister of the informant. Submission is of false implication and the dispute between the parties has already been resolved for which petition is on record and the trial is at the stage of its commencement. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, for the present, prayer for regular bail of the above named petitioner in connection with Nath Nagar P.S. Case No. 36 of 2012 (G.R. No. 453/2012) pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur, is hereby, refused. Simultaneously, trial court is directed to proceed expeditiously with the trial and avoid undue delay and adjournments. Further, the petitioner, if so wishes, is at liberty to renew his prayer before the trial court itself after examination Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28292 of 2012 (3) dt.25-09-2012 2 of the informant and the victim, who may preferably be the first two witnesses. As prayed for, let this order be communicated to the court below through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.