Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31306 of 2012 ====================================================== Rajeev Sharma @ Rajeev Kumar Sharma .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 17-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in Ishipur Barahat P.S. Case No. 19 of 2012 registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur. The accusation is of kidnapping the minor daughter of the informant. In 164 Cr. P.C. statement, the victim has named the petitioner as one of the persons who took her. From 164 Cr. P.C. statement of the victim, it appears that she came back alone when she was apprehended from Jashidih railway station when the medical opinion suggests her age as about 18 years. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that now the victim has married with Amrit Khejriwal who was also made accused in the present case and he has been granted regular bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 25620 of 2012. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31306 of 2012 (3) dt.17-10-2012 2/2 This Court sees no reason for the learned court below not to give the same privilege to 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.