Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.35637 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Nand Kishore Mandal 2. Mira Devi. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 20-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of kidnapping the minor daughter of the informant. The 164 Cr. P.C. statement of the victim has been produced before this Court, let it be kept on record, where the victim has alleged that she was being kidnapped by Nitish Kumar and Sonu Kumar and taken away on the motorcycle and subsequently, the victim was shifted to Bolero vehicle in which these petitioners being the parents of Nitish Kumar were also sitting when it is alleged that the assault was made and victim was injected by Nitish Kumar. It is claimed by the victim that she of her own fled away from the place of confinement. Considering the fact that the thrust of accusation is against Nitish Kumar and Sonu Kumar, let the above named Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35637 of 2012 (2) dt.20-09-2012 2/2 petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Munger in connection with Nayaram Nagar P.S. Case No. 154 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.