Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.39554 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Manjay Singh S/O Janardan Singh Resident Of Village Maranch, Police Station Choutham, District Khagaria. 2. Janardan Singh S/O Late Pradeep Singh Resident Of Village Maranch, Police Station Choutham, District Khagaria. 3. Sujo Singh S/O Arun Singh Resident Of Village Maranch, Police Station Choutham, District Khagaria. 4. Ram Kumar S/O Late Gajadhar Singh Resident Of Village Echaruwa, Police Station Allauli, District Khagaria. 5. Manoj Singh S/O Mangal Singh Resident Of Village Echaruwa, Police Station Allauli, District Khagaria. 6. Surendra Singh @ Surendra Kumar S/O Bishundeo Resident Of Village Echaruwa, Police Station Allauli, District Khagaria. 7. Sandeep Singh @ Sandeep Kumar S/O Bauwa Munshi Singh Resident Of Village Echaruwa, Police Station Allauli, District Khagaria. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 17-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of kidnapping the minor daughter of the informant by the petitioners. It is submitted that in 164 Cr.P.C. statement the victim got her age recorded as 17 years and the learned court below also assessed her age as such where she admitted that she married with Malik Kunwar and she went with him of her own. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39554 of 2012 (2) dt.17-10-2012 2/2 Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Khagaria in connection with Chautham P.S. Case No. 100 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 366

Statute Text:
Section 366 of the Indian Penal Code. Kidnapping or abducting a woman to compel her marriage or to cause her defilement etc. Whoever kidnaps or abducts any woman with intent that she may be compelled, or knowing it to be likely that she will be compelled, to marry any person against her will, or in order that she may be forced or seduced to illicit intercourse, or knowing it to be likely that she will be forced or seduced to illicit intercourse, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine; and whoever, by means of criminal intimidation as defined in this Code or of abuse of authority or any other method of compulsion, induces any woman to go from any place with intent that she may be, or knowing that it is likely that she will be, forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person shall also be punishable as aforesaid.