Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.30628 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Mahabir Paswan 2. Chandeshwari Devi. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 28-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of kidnapping the daughter of the informant. It is alleged that one Mahesh Paswan informed the informant that the victim was seen going with Rajesh Paswan who is the son of petitioners. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the thrust of accusation is against Rajesh Paswan and the investigation is still pending when the victim went missing on 22.10.2011 but the FIR was lodged on 01.11.2011. Considering the fact that the thrust of accusation is against Rajesh Paswan, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30628 of 2012 (2) dt.28-08-2012 2/2 today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur in connection with Angarghat P.S. Case No. 72 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 372

Statute Text:
Section 372 of the Indian Penal Code. Selling or letting to hire a minor for purposes of prostitution, etc. Whoever sells, lets to hire, or otherwise disposes of any person under the age of eighteen years with intent that such person shall at any age be employed or used for the purpose of prostitution or illicit intercourse with any person or for any unlawful and immoral purpose, or knowing it to be likely that such person will at any age be employed or used for any such purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.