Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 43203 of 2011 1. Baleshwar Singh, S/o Late Rupanarayan Singh R/o Vill.-Rajapur Lahalad Chak, P.S.-Nayagaon, Dist.- Saran at Chapra. 2. Ravi Singh @ Ravi Kumar Singh, S/o Late Yogeshwar Singh, R/o Vill.-Danapur, Takiyapar, P.S.-Danapur, Dist.-Patna. Versus 1. The State of Bihar ------------------ 02. 13.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] . It has been submitted that the son and brother- in-law of the petitioners respectively have married the daughter of the informant and now they have a child of the said marriage. Considering the same, let the petitioners, above named be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the order on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each or any other surety as fixed by the Court to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra in connection with Nayagaon P.S. Case No. 32 of 2009 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code 2 of Criminal Procedure as also subject to the following conditions:- (i) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioners who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioners. The bailor will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the petitioners. (ii) That the petitioners will give an undertaking that they will receive the police papers on the given date and be present on date fixed for charge and if they fail to do so on two given dates and delays the trial in any manner, their bail will be liable to be cancelled for reasons of misuse. (iii) That the petitioners will be well represented on each date and if they fail to do so on two consecutive dates, their bail will be liable to be cancelled. Vikash/- (Anjana Prakash, 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.