Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6511 of 2012 (3) dt.16-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6511 of 2012 ====================================================== Shri Kant Pandey .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 03/ 16.03.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 20.9.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The victim has already been recovered and her statement under section 164 Cr.P.C has been recorded. Although victim has stated in her statement that she was forcibly taken away by the petitioner and petitioner also forcibly established physical relationship with her and the age of the victim has been found 16 years but submission on behalf of the petitioner is that the petitioner and the victim are next door neighbours and, as a matter of fact, there was love affairs between them and the victim voluntarily eloped with the petitioner and later on, solemnized her marriage with the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Shri Kant Pandey, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Ist Addl. Sessions Judge, Rohtas at Sasaram in Sessions trial no. 455/2011 arising out of Dehri (Indrapuri) P.S. Case no. 405/2011. Shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,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.