Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29704 of 2012 (2) dt.17-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.29704 of 2012 ====================================================== Mithlesh Yadav @ Mithlesh Raj .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 17-08-2012 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 sister of the informant. It is submitted that the victim is major and has performed marriage with the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail for three months in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of three 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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Daudnagar, Aurangabad in connection with Daudnagar P.S. Case No. 102 of 2012 subject to the conditions as Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29704 of 2012 (2) dt.17-08-2012 laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The petitioner undertakes to produce the victim girl on 24th September, 2012 before the learned court below when the learned court below will record the statement of the victim and if she admits that she, of her own, has married with the petitioner, then the provisional anticipatory bail shall 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.