Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.8225 of 2012 ====================================================== Rajgir Rai .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 20-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 13.01.2012 in a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. For occurrence of 31.12.2008, complaint was filed on 09.01.2009 which came to be registered as police case on 05.02.2009. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that Cr. W.J.C. No. 548 of 2009 filed by the victim where she has admitted her marriage with the petitioner and notices were issued and interim protection was given till submission of charge sheet but prior to conclusion of trial petitioner was arrested thereafter 164 Cr. P.C. statement of the victim was recorded in which she supported accusation. Considering the aforesaid inconsist stand of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8225 of 2012 (2) dt.20-03-2012 2 / 2 2 the victim, let the petitioner above named be released on bail 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. Sitamarhi, in connection with Kanhauli P.S. Case No. 15 of 2009. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 366

Statute Text:
Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code. Kidnapping or abducting a woman to compel her marriage or to cause her defilement etc. Whoever kidnaps or abducts any woman with intent that she may be compelled, or knowing it to be likely that she will be compelled, to marry any person against her will, or in order that she may be forced or seduced to illicit intercourse, or knowing it to be likely that she will be forced or seduced to illicit intercourse, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine; and whoever, by means of criminal intimidation as defined in this Code or of abuse of authority or any other method of compulsion, induces any woman to go from any place with intent that she may be, or knowing that it is likely that she will be, forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person shall also be punishable as aforesaid.