Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.18112 of 2012 ====================================================== Prem Kumar Bhagat @ Brich Bhagat @ Prem Brikash Bhagat @ Brikash Bhagat .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 15-05-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Accusation is of kidnapping the minor daughter of the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has performed marriage with the victim and has a child out of the wedlock. Considering the aforesaid stand of the petitioner, let the petitioner namely Prem Kumar Bhagat @ Brich Bhagat @ Prem Brikash Bhagat @ Brikash Bhagat, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on provisional anticipatory bail for six months on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18112 of 2012 (2) dt.15-05-2012 2 / 2 2 satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur, Arrah in connection with Barahara/Sinha P.S. Case No. 173 of 2010. Petitioner undertakes to produce the victim before learned Court below on 14th of June, 2012, when learned Court below will record the statement of the victim and when she admits that she of her own married with the petitioner then the provisional anticipatory bail of the petitioner will be confirmed by learned Court below. Shageer/- (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.