Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.32746 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sudama Devi 2. Bhulan Devi 3. Ramakant Chaudhary .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 27-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Subsequently [STATUTE] was also added. The accusation is of kidnapping the daughter of the informant and establishing forceful physical relationship. In 164 Cr.P.C. statement the victim has named these petitioners also when Chandrabhan and Sunil established forceful physical relationship and subsequently Chandrabhan performed marriage with the victim. It is submitted by learned counsel for the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32746 of 2012 (2) dt.27-09-2012 2/2 petitioners that the specific accusation is against Chandrabhan and Sunil. Let the learned court below consider the regular bail of the petitioners, if the petitioners surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Ramnagar Mahila P.S. Case No. 08 of 2012 pending in the court of learned ACJM, Bagaha, West Champaran. With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioners. 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.