Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40126 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Radhey Thakur S/O Late Visheshwar Thakur Resident of Village Gavaspur, P.S. Parwalpur, District Nalanda. 2. Ravi Thakur S/O Radhey Thakur Resident of Village Gavaspur, P.S. Parwalpur, District Nalanda. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 01-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of kidnapping the minor daughter of the complainant. It is submitted that during investigation accusation was found false and final form was submitted when the victim returned to her house but on protest cognizance has been taken. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40126 of 2012 (2) dt.01-11-2012 2 / 2 2 today in connection with Complaint Case No. 182C of 2011/ 322C of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M. Hilsa, Nalanda, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.