Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.3370 of 2012 ====================================================== Rupen Kumar @ Rupen Mandal S/O Yuvraj Mandal R/O Vill.- Gaddi, P.S.- Raghopur, District- Supaul .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SAMARENDRA PRATAP SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SAMARENDRA PRATAP SINGH) 2 01-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner in Complaint case no. 43 C of 2005 under [STATUTE] . was earlier rejected by order dated 28.02.2007. The petitioner instead of surrendering pursuant to the rejection of anticipatory bail application, again has filed this application for grant of anticipatory bail after five years. The prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is rejected. The petitioner must surrender in the court below forthwith. In case, the petitioner surrenders, the bail Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3370 of 2012 (2) dt.01-02-2012 2 application would be disposed of on the same day without being prejudiced by this order. It will be open for the petitioner to take all points before the court below itself. Uday/- (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 366

Statute Text:
Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code. Kidnapping or abducting a woman to compel her marriage or to cause her defilement etc. Whoever kidnaps or abducts any woman with intent that she may be compelled, or knowing it to be likely that she will be compelled, to marry any person against her will, or in order that she may be forced or seduced to illicit intercourse, or knowing it to be likely that she will be forced or seduced to illicit intercourse, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine; and whoever, by means of criminal intimidation as defined in this Code or of abuse of authority or any other method of compulsion, induces any woman to go from any place with intent that she may be, or knowing that it is likely that she will be, forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person shall also be punishable as aforesaid.