Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5730 of 2012 ====================================================== Dhirendra Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 01-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in jail since 21.11.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of abducting the minor daughter of the informant. In the statement under section 164 Cr. P.C. though the victim has stated that she went in the company of the petitioner of her own but she got her age recorded as 15 years, which as per the medical opinion, is fifteen to sixteen years. Considering the fact that the victim has not alleged any misbehaviour and she was mature enough to decide to go in the company of the petitioner, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5730 of 2012 (2) dt.01-03-2012 2 / 2 2 (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M. Supaul in Triveniganj P.S. Case no. 189 of 2011. Anil/- (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.