Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.7666 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Rounak @ Rounak @ Khannak .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 13-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 28.08.2010 in a case registered under Sections 366A, 376(2)(g) and 120B of the Indian Penal Code. It is alleged that this petitioner and one Juned kidnapped the minor grand-daughter of the informant. The 164 Cr.P.C. statement of the victim girl reflects that the victim went in the company of this petitioner but she has not alleged about establishment of forceful physical relationship. The medical opinion does not corroborate the accusation under [STATUTE] where the age of the victim girl has been assessed as 16 years. It is submitted that the investigation is complete and Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7666 of 2012 (2) dt.13-03-2012 2 / 2 2 charges have already been framed. Considering the period under custody, let the above named petitioner be released on bail, on furnishing the bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Addl. District Judge, Kishanganj in connection with S. Tr. No. 69 of 2011 arising out of Bahadurgang P.S. Case No. 69 of 2010. Learned court below will positively cancel the bail of the petitioner if he defaults for three consecutive occasions. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 376

Statute Text:
Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. Rape. Whoever, commits an offence punishable under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 376 and in the course of such commission inflicts an injury which causes the death of the woman or causes the woman to be in a persistent vegetative state, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than twenty years, but which may extend to imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life, or with death.