Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9590 of 2012 (2) dt.13-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.9590 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Nageshwar Sah S/O Late Sant Sah .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 13-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is own brother-in-law of the informant who filed complaint case alleging therein that his son was taken away by the petitioner and co-accused and on the basis of aforesaid complaint case, Palanwa P.S. Case No. 63 of 2011 was registered but after investigation police submitted charge-sheet under bailable sections except [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as a matter of fact, the son of the informant left Delhi and after that he is missing. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sub Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9590 of 2012 (2) dt.13-03-2012 Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sikerhana at Motihari in connection with Palanwa P.S. Case No. 63 of 2011. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 371

Statute Text:
Section 371 of the Indian Penal Code. Habitual dealing in slaves. Whoever habitually imports, exports, removes, buys, sells traffics or deals in slaves, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.