Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31032 of 2012 ====================================================== Ali Afsar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 30-08-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Accusation is kidnapping of minor daughter of the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the victim was in love with one Premchand Tiwary and petitioner was only the driver of the hired vehicle and the victim has been recovered from the possession of Premchand Tiwary. Let learned Court below consider regular bail of the petitioner, if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks in connection with Uchkagaon P.S. Case No. 44 of 2012, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31032 of 2012 (2) dt.30-08-2012 2 / 2 2 With the observations above, the application stands disposed off. Let the order of this Court be transmitted through FAX to the learned Court below at the cost of the petitioner. 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.