Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.41591 of 2012 ====================================================== Lal Babu @ Shekh Lalbabu .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 04-12-2012 The petitioner is apprehending arrest in Turkaulia P.S. Case No. 610 of 2011 registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari. The accusation is of kidnapping the minor daughter of the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that in 164 Cr. P.C. statement, the victim got her age recorded as 19 years when the court assessed her age as 18 years where she admitted that she of her own married with this petitioner. In view of this Court, it is fit case for consideration of regular bail. Let the learned court below consider the regular bail of the petitioner if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks in view of the fact that the victim admitted to have married with the petitioner. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41591 of 2012 (2) dt.04-12-2012 2/2 With the above observation, this application is, accordingly, disposed off. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioner. Amrendra/- (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.