Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40706 of 2011 (3) dt.23-01-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40706 of 2011 =================================================== Ram Kewal Yadav, son of late Ramadhar Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ================================================= CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA) 3 23-01-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner, apprehends his arrest in connection with Adhora P.S. Case No. 10/2011 for the offences under [STATUTE] , is one of the named accused in this case of abduction of daughter of the informant who though named in her statement under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, but alleged nothing. Moreover, police after investigation submitted charge-sheet against only co-accused Jutul Yadav, exonerated others including the petitioner, but taking a different view, cognizance has been taken. Further submission is that under similarly situated circumstances two of the co-accused Santosh Yadav and Sacheta Paswan have already been granted privilege by a Bench of this court vide order dated 03.01.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 44813/2011. Further, petitioner has no criminal antecedent. If, it is so, in the event of his arrest or surrender Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40706 of 2011 (3) dt.23-01-2012 within a period of four weeks, let the above-named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of sum of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabua, in connection with Adhora P.S. Case No. 10/2011, subject to condition under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and additional condition to attend the court regularly till examination of the victim in trial in the event of failure on two consecutive dates, without any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.