Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24689 of 2012 (2) dt.26-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24689 of 2012 ====================================================== Gourab Tanti @ Gourava, son of Nakul Tanti .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 2 26-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. This application has been filed for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner who has been made an accused in connection with S.T. No. 322 of 2012 (arising out of Nath Nagar P.S. Case No. 136 of 2011) pending before Sri S.N. Singh, learned Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court – III, Bhagalpur, for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The petitioner is one of the named accused in this case with allegation of kidnapping minor daughter of the informant who in her statement recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. has tried to exonerate the petitioner. She was still minor and as submitted for the present she is in remand home. The case has already been committed Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24689 of 2012 (2) dt.26-07-2012 and ripe for commencement of trial. In view of the above, for the present, prayer of regular bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. Simultaneously, trial court is directed to proceed expeditiously and avoid undue delay and adjournments. Petitioner is at liberty to renew the prayer before the trial Court itself after examination of the victim who may preferably be first prosecution witness, where prayer shall be considered on its own merit without being prejudice of instant refusal. Let a copy of this order be communicated to the court below through Fax at the cost of the petitioner. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.