Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.21284 of 2012 ====================================================== Manoj Paswan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 17-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State Mr. Ramesh Chandra. Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Accusation is of kidnapping minor daughter of the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the victim in her 164 Cr.P.C. statement though has got her age recorded as 16 years but has admitted that she, of her own married with the petitioner. Considering the age of the victim, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail but in view of the statement of the victim recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C., it is a fit case for consideration of regular bail, if the petitioner surrenders Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21284 of 2012 (3) dt.17-07-2012 2 / 2 2 within a period of six weeks in connection with Tikapatti P.S. Case No. 10 of 2012, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea. With the observations above, the application stands disposed off. Let the order of this Court be transmitted through FAX to the learned Court below at the cost of the petitioner. 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.