Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.28327 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Ankit Kumar Singh @ Ashish Kumar Singh @ Antim Kumar Singh S/O Ram Ugrah Singh R/O Village - Lalganj, Police Station - Lalganj, District - Mirzapur ( U.P. ) .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SHEEMA ALI KHAN ORAL ORDER 3 03-10-2012 Heard Counsel for the petitioner and the A.P.P. representing the State. The petitioner has remained in custody for three years and ten months in a case under [STATUTE] . The bail applications of the petitioner were rejected on two earlier occasions. Counsel for petitioner submits that this Court had ordered that the trial should be expedited but no steps have been taken by the lower Court inasmuch as the case has not even been committed to the Court of Sessions for commencing the trial. It is further submitted that Chandan Kumar @ Chandan Sonar who was in jail for about 1½ years has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 25.05.2011 passed in Criminal Misc. No. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28327 of 2012 (3) dt.03-10-2012 2 / 2 2 9007 of 2011. Considering this aspect, the above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Hawai Adda Police Station Case No. 159 of 2009 on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Smt. Namita Chandra, Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Patna/successor Court subject to the condition that both the bailers should be family members and should file an affidavit stating that they undertake to produce the petitioner as and when required. Prabhakar Anand/- (Sheema Ali Khan, 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.