Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.30219 of 2012 ====================================================== Harikesh Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 27-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of kidnapping the minor daughter of the informant. In 164 Cr.P.C. statement the victim has stated that she was kept in the house of this petitioner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the FIR was lodged after 12 days of the occurrence when it was not alleged that the petitioner was present in the house in which victim was confined. In view of this Court, it is not a case for grant of anticipatory bail. Let the learned court Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30219 of 2012 (2) dt.27-08-2012 2/2 below consider the regular bail prayer of the petitioner, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Chakia P.S. Case No. 95 of 2012 pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Motihari. With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioner. DKS/ (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.