Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4897 of 2012 ====================================================== Pradeep Kumar, S/O Mahendra Prasad, Resident of Village – Noor Sarai Bazar, P.S - Noorsarai, District- Nalanda. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 15.02.2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of abducting minor daughter of the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the victim is major and she has married with this petitioner and both are residing in Mumbai. In the circumstances, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail for three months in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4897 of 2012 (2) dt.15-02-2012 2/2 Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad in connection with Ghosi P.S. Case No. 164 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. The petitioner will make the victim appear before the learned court below on 13th of March, 2012 when the learned court below will record the statement of the victim and if the victim states that she has married with the petitioner then the provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed by the learned court below. DKS/ (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.