Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37870 of 2012 (3) dt.12-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.37870 of 2012 ================================================ Bhedi Sardar @ Bhedi Kumar, son of Late Choti Sardar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ================================================ CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 12-10-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. This application has been filed for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner who has been made an accused in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The petitioner is solitary named accused in this case with allegation of kidnapping of minor daughter of the informant who on recovery after four days in her statement recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal procedure, though, has said her forceful taken away but raised no complaint against the petitioner. After investigation charge-sheet has been submitted and as is evident from paragraph 30 of the case diary, on medical examination, the victim was found in between 16 to 17 years of age and habituated to sex. Further, as submitted, petitioner carries no criminal antecedent. If, it is so, let the above named petitioner be Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37870 of 2012 (3) dt.12-10-2012 enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Supaul, in connection with Chhatapur P.S. Case No. 120/2012,with a condition to remain physically present before the court below on each and every date till disposal of the case, in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Rajeev/- (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.