Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.37750 of 2012 ====================================================== Mister .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 04-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in Barhara P.S. Case No. 115 of 2011 registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea. The accusation is of kidnapping the daughter of the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was not named in the FIR but subsequently, the victim was recovered from the house of Puran Singh when the victim named this petitioner and also disclosed that she was sold to Puran Singh for Rs. 15,000/-. It is further submitted that the FIR was lodged after four days of the occurrence. In view of this Court, it is a case for consideration of regular bail. Let the learned court below consider the regular bail of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37750 of 2012 (2) dt.04-10-2012 2/2 the petitioner if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks. With the above observation, this application is, accordingly, disposed off. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioner. Amrendra/- (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.