Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4448 of 2012 (2) dt.10-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4448 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Niva Kumari D/O Late Gandhi Tanti R/O,Vill.-East Kapasiya, Near Brahmasthan, Ward.-6, P.S.-Begusarai Nagar, Dist.-Begusarai. 2. Kajoma Devi, W/O Late Gandhi Tanti R/OVill.-East Kapasiya, Near Brahmasthan Ward.-6, P.S.-Begusarai Nagar, Dist.-Begusarai. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 10-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . When the informant found her daughter missing then she came to know that four persons took the informant’s daughter for illegal purposes. It is submitted that the victim in 161 Cr. P.C. statement admitted that she has married with one Ranjeet Paswan and Ranjeet Paswan has been granted anticipatory bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 40171 of 2010. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4448 of 2012 (2) dt.10-02-2012 court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Begusarai Town P.S. Case No. 441 of 2009 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Begusarai, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 372

Statute Text:
Section 372 of the Indian Penal Code. Selling or letting to hire a minor for purposes of prostitution, etc. Whoever sells, lets to hire, or otherwise disposes 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.