Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4337 of 2012 ====================================================== Prince Khan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. S.A. Khan, Sr. Adv. For the State : Mr. A.M.P. Mehta, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 14-02-2012 Petitioner is languishing in custody since 11.10.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Accusation is of abducting the sister of the informant. The 164 Cr.P.C. statement of the victim reflects that victim has negated the accusation. Though the victim got her age recorded as 15 years but the doctor has assessed her age as 18 years and did not find any injury on the person of the victim. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner namely Prince Khan, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4337 of 2012 (2) dt.14-02-2012 2 / 2 2 amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheikhpura in connection with Barbigha P.S. Case No. 129 of 2011. 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.