Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.34774 of 2012 ====================================================== Kalo Devi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 03-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 5/6 of Immoral Traffic Act. It is alleged that the daughter of the informant was kidnapped by Sanjay Khalifa along with others and sold her to petitioner and one Manoj Nut when Manoj Nut forced the daughter of the informant for prostitution. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that thrust of accusation is against Sanjay Khalifa and Manoj Nut when Sanjay Khalifa has been granted anticipatory bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 2728 of 2011. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34774 of 2012 (2) dt.03-10-2012 2/2 Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve 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 learned CJM, Begusarai in connection with Bakhari P.S. Case No. 31 of 2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) .

Applicable IPC Section: 372

Statute Text:
Section 372 of the Indian Penal Code. Selling or letting to hire a minor for purposes of prostitution, etc. Whoever sells, lets to hire, or otherwise disposes of any person under the age of eighteen years with intent that such person shall at any age be employed or used for the purpose of prostitution or illicit intercourse with any person or for any unlawful and immoral purpose, or knowing it to be likely that such person will at any age be employed or used for any such purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.