Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4176 of 2012 ====================================================== Khusbu Devi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bhaskar Shankar For the State : Mr. Md. Arif ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 08-02-2012 Petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . Accusation is of abducting the daughter of the informant. It is alleged that for the occurrence of 26.06.2011, the F.I.R. was lodged on 28.06.2011, whereas the victim returned on the same day. It appears from the impugned order that the victim has named this petitioner as one of the persons who called her, whereupon other five persons took the victim, out of those accused Shivendra Pandey and Shaurav Kumar Pandey anticipatory bail applications have been withdrawn with observation to the learned Court below to dispose off the regular bail of the petitioners. Lodging of the case after two days of the occurrence Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4176 of 2012 (2) dt.08-02-2012 2 / 2 2 definitely clouds the bona fide of the accusation, but since others’ applications have been permitted to be withdrawn, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, but in view of the delayed lodging of the F.I.R., it is a fit case for consideration of regular bail. Let learned Court below consider the regular bail of the petitioner, preferably on the same day, if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks. With the observations above, the application stands disposed off in connection with Bihra P.S. Case No. 61 of 2011, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa. Let the order of this Court be transmitted through FAX to the learned Court below at the cost of the petitioner. Shageer/- (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.