Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20187 of 2012 ====================================================== Akram Khan @ Akram S/O Noor Hasan Khan R/O Village- Hariharganj, P.S.- Nasriganj, District- Rohtas. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 02. 04-07-2012 Heard the parties. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Nasriganj P.S. Case No. 142 of 2010 for offence punishable under [STATUTE] . The prayer of this petitioner was earlier considered and rejected by order dated 4.1.2012 passed in Criminal Misc. No. 29092 of 2011. Learned counsel for the petitioner with reference to the order passed in Criminal Misc. No. 7722 of 2012 and Criminal Misc. No. 12850 of 2012, submits that of the three persons arrested, the other two have been granted bail by this Court. He thus submits that the case of the petitioner is on same and similar footing and that having a clean antecedent he has remained in custody since 9.7.2011. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and having Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20187 of 2012 (2) dt.04-07-2012 2 perused the materials on record, let the petitioner Akram Khan @ Akram be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bikramganj, Rohtas in connection with Nasriganj P.S. Case No. 142 of 2010 subject to the condition that the petitioner shall ensure his representation before the trial court on each and every date fixed and the failure on the part of the petitioner to ensure his representation on two consecutive date without reasonable explanation to the satisfaction of the trial court would entitle the court concerned to cancel his bail bond and to take him into custody. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, 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.