Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25047 of 2012 (3) dt.25-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25047 of 2012 ====================================================== Juli Devi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 25-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, informant and the State. Petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Accusation is of kidnapping the minor daughter of the informant. The name of the petitioner has been taken by the victim girl in her 164 Cr.P.C. statement where she stated that at the first instance on her call, she left her house. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that thrust of accusation is against Chandan who is brother of this petitioner. Moreover as per the 164 Cr.P.C. statement, the victim, of her own went in the company of the brother of the petitioner and she returned of her own. The doctor accessed the age of the victim between 17 to 18 years. Considering the same, let the petitioner namely Juli Devi, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25047 of 2012 (3) dt.25-07-2012 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Biharsharif in connection with Bihar P.S. Case No. 55 of 2012. Shageer/- (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.