Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39241 of 2012 (2) dt.18-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.39241 of 2012 ====================================================== Pranav Kumar Rai .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 18.10.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 21.5.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The petitioner is named in the first information report but admittedly, both the victim girls have already returned to their homes and their statements under section 164 Cr.P.C have been recorded. The victims have stated that they were kidnapped by accused persons and after that they were taken to different places. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, as a matter of fact, victims were in love and they left their homes by their own sweet-will but when they recovered and came in clutch of their parents, they took ‘U’ turn and stated against the petitioner and other accused persons. It is also pointed out by him that earlier petitioner came before this court for anticipatory bail and another bench of this court vide order dated 25.6.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. no. 20523/2012 noticed inconsistency between the statements of two victims and on the basis of the aforesaid inconsistency, another bench of this court observed that there was a good ground for consideration of regular bail. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39241 of 2012 (2) dt.18-10-2012 Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Pranav Kumar Rai, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur in Akbarnagar P.S. Case no. 63/2011. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,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.