Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.9109 of 2012 ====================================================== Chaya Devi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 27-03-2012 Petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that one Purnima Basu @ Chandni was caught by the police who disclosed that she was purchased by one Panchu Singh for the purposes of flesh trade. Petitioner happens to be the maid-servant of the Panchu Singh when the arrested victim named this petitioner working for Panchu Singh in the business of flesh trade. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that except statement of the apprehended accused, there is nothing against the petitioner and others have been granted anticipatory bail by learned Court below. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner namely Chaya Devi, in the event of her arrest or surrender Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9109 of 2012 (2) dt.27-03-2012 2 / 2 2 before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya in connection with Gaya Kotwali P.S. Case No. 196 of 2011. Shageer/- (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.