Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1784 of 2012 ====================================================== Suman Kumar Paswan, Son of Krishna Paswan. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 02-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, who is armed with carbon/xerox copy of the case diary up to paragraph – 78 dated 28.11.2011. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The petitioner, who is in custody since 15.11.2011, is one of the named accused in this case with allegation of having some sweet contacts with the minor daughter of the informant with whom he fled away. Submission is of false implication and nothing averted by the victim in her statement recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure except that he took her with him, but committed nothing. Having regard to the background as mentioned in the First Information Report and statement of the victim, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Khagaria, in connection with Mansi P.S. Case No. 164 of 2011 (G.R. No. 1799 of 2011), subject to condition to attend the court regularly on each and every date till Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1784 of 2012 (3) dt.02-04-2012 2 / 2 2 disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates, without giving any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.