Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17036 of 2012 (2) dt.08-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17036 of 2012 ====================================================== Chandra Prakash .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar & Ors .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 08-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being agnate of the informant is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the minor daughter of the informant went to school on 14.12.2011 but she did not return when suspicion was raised against the petitioner. It is submitted that there was dispute with the informant side. The daughter of the informant went to Delhi and from there she returned of her own when the age of the victim has been assessed by the doctor between 17 to 18 years. No injury was found nor any misbehaviour has been alleged by the victim in her statement under section 164 Cr.P.C. It is further submitted that there is no eye witness of taking the victim girl by the petitioner nor there is any witness of return of the girl. Considering the unreasonableness appearing in the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17036 of 2012 (2) dt.08-05-2012 statement under section 164 Cr.P.C. of the victim, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad in connection with Kinzar P.S. Case No. 71 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. 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.