Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4376 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Jamsher Alam @ Hello @ Md. Jamser .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 22-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 19.10.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of abducting the minor daughter of the informant. In 164 Cr. P.C. statement, the victim girl got her age recorded as 16 years where she alleged that this petitioner and one Shankar took her away and subsequently she returned home with her mother but no misbehaviour has been alleged whereas the medical opinion reflects the age of the victim girl between 16 to 17 years. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that there was some love affairs between the parties and the purpose of taking away has not been explained by the victim girl. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4376 of 2012 (2) dt.22-02-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the 164 Cr.P.C. statement of the victim girl where no misbehaviour has been alleged and the fact that the victim is approaching majority, let the above named petitioner be released on bail, on furnishing the bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Hilsa (Nalanda) in connection with Khudaganj P.S. Case No. 72 of 2011. 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.