Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40578 of 2012 ====================================================== Dinesh Singh S/O Satya Narayan Singh R/O Village - Sultanpur, P.S. Baghaila, District – Rohtas. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 23-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of kidnapping the minor daughter of the informant. It is submitted that in 164 Cr. P.C. statement, the victim has stated that she of her own married with this petitioner where she alleged her age 19 years when the court assessed 16 years. The medical opinion assessed the age of the victim between 15-16 years. Considering 164 Cr. P.C. statement of the victim, it is a fit case for consideration of regular bail if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40578 of 2012 (2) dt.23-11-2012 2 / 2 2 of this order in connection with Baghaila P.S. Case No. 05 of 2012 pending in the court of the learned C.J.M. Rohtas at Sasaram. With this observation, the application is disposed off. Let the order be faxed to the learned court below at the cost of the petitioner. U.K./- (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.