Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13165 of 2012 ====================================================== Mukesh Kumar Das .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 13-04-2012 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. From 164 Cr. P.C. statement of the victim girl, it appears that the victim was taken by this petitioner and kept in the house when the victim has not alleged any misbehaviour and the victim was recovered from the house of the petitioner when no injury has been found. It is submitted that the victim was wandering in the village when the villagers kept her in the house of the petitioner. The victim got her age recorded as 16 years whereas the court has assessed the age of the victim as 17 years. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13165 of 2012 (2) dt.13-04-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering 164 Cr. P.C. statement of the victim when no misbehaviour has been alleged and for occurrence of 13.10.2011, F.I.R. was lodged on 16.10.2011, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Raxaul P.S. Case No. 205 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Motihari, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 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.