Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44928 of 2011 Mahadeo Rai & Anr. Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 02. 03.01.2012 Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of enticing away the minor daughter of the informant by one Santosh Paswan who happens to be the driver of petitioner No. 2. Prima facie the thrust of accusation is against Santosh Paswan and other similarly situated accused has been granted bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 41417 of 2011. I see no reason by learned Court below not to give the same privilege to the petitioners, if the petitioners surrender within a period of six weeks when it is expected that learned Court below will dispose off the matter on the same day in connection with Parsa P.S. Case No. 91 of 2010, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chapra. Let the order of this Court be transmitted through FAX to the learned Court below at the cost of the petitioners. Shageer ( 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.