Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20523 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Pranav Kumar Rai 2. Prashat Kumar Roy @ Murra .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 25-06-2012 Petitioner no. 1 has been arrested, hence, his application has become infructuous and accordingly, it is disposed of. Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, the State and the informant. The petitioner no. 2 is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of abducting two daughters of the informant on 09.12.2011 when the FIR has been lodged on 11.12.2011. In 164 Cr.P.C. statement of both the victims the petitioner is named but there are serious inconsistency between the two versions of the two victims. In view of this Court, it is a good ground Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20523 of 2012 (2) dt.25-06-2012 2/2 for consideration of regular bail if petitioner no. 2 surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Akbarnagar P.S. Case No. 63 of 2011 pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur. With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioner. DKS/ (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.