Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33178 of 2012 (4) dt.22-11-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33178 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Nafisa Khatoon W/O Manjoor Khalifa .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.35017 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Manjoor Khalifa S/O Late Shankar Khalifa .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 4 22-11-2012 This order shall dispose of both the above stated petitions as both the above stated petitions have arisen out of Sitamarhi P.S. Case No. 362 of 2012 registered under [STATUTE] and 3, 5, 6, 9 of Pita Act. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioners points out that having more or less similar allegation, co-accused Ramzan Khalifa as well as Pappu Khalifa have already been granted privilege of bail. It is further contended by him that no specific overt-act has been attributed against the petitioners who are languishing in jail custody since long. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33178 of 2012 (4) dt.22-11-2012 well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in connection with Sitamarhi P.S. Case No. 362 of 2012. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 373

Statute Text:
Section 373 of the Indian Penal Code. Buying or obtaining possession of a minor for the same purposes. Whoever buys, hires or otherwise obtains possession 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.