Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ No.209 of 2012 ====================================================== Sharda Suman @ Kulsum Kaynat, W/O Md. Minhajul Haque, Resident of Gola Bazar Tajpur, Police Station Tajpur, District -Samastipur. .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. The Director General of Police, Bihar, Patna. 3. The Inspector General (Administration), Tirhut Commissionary, Muzaffarpur. 4. The D.I.G. Tirhut Commissionary, Muzaffarpur. 5. The Superintendent of Police, Samastipur. 6. The S.H.O., Mufassil, Samastipur. 7. Sobha Suman, W/O Late Surendra Prasad Singh, Resident of Village- Adharpur, Police Station -Mufassil Samastipur, District Samastipur. .... .... Respondents ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 12-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is victim of Samastipur P.S. Case No. 585 of 2011 registered under [STATUTE] . It is submitted that her mother had falsely instituted a case against Minhajul Haque, with whom, she had voluntarily married. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition for quashing the F.I.R. of the aforesaid case. Patna High Court CR. WJC No.209 of 2012 (2) dt.12-09-2012 2 / 2 2 Respondent nos. 5 and 6 have filed a counter affidavit, in which it has been stated that upon conclusion of investigation the case was found to be a mistake of fact and, as such, a final report in terms of Section 173(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure has already been filed in the court. In that view of the matter, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the writ petition has become infructuous and, as such, he may be permitted to withdraw the same. The prayer is allowed. The application is disposed of as infructuous. Sanjeet/- (Ashwani 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.