Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37663 of 2012 (2) dt.03-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.37663 of 2012 ====================================================== Guddu Thakur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 03-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of kidnapping the minor daughter of the informant. It is submitted that the petitioner has performed marriage with the victim and the victim is major. The petitioner undertakes to produce the victim girl before the learned court below on 1st November, 2012 when the learned court below will record the statement of victim girl. Considering the aforesaid stand of the petitioner, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail till 30th October, 2012 in the event of 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) Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37663 of 2012 (2) dt.03-10-2012 with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Katihar in connection with Kadwa P.S. Case No. 182 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. If the victim girl in her statement admits that she, of her own, has married with the petitioner, then the provisional bail will be confirmed. Anil/- (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.