Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.34209 of 2012 ====================================================== Vinod Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 13-09-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Accusation is of kidnapping the daughter of the informant by the petitioner and one Sunita Devi. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that in 164 Cr.P.C. statement the victim got her age recorded as 20 years whereas the court assessed the age as 18 years, when she has stated that she has married with the petitioner. The age of the victim has been assessed by the doctor between 16 to 17 years. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner namely Vinod Kumar, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34209 of 2012 (2) dt.13-09-2012 2 / 2 2 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur in connection with Kalyanpur P.S. Case No. 136 of 2011. Shageer/- (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.