IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr Misc No 5788 of 2009 1 Raja Ram Tanti, s/o Pradip Tanti 2 Yashoda Devi, W/o Pradip Tanti 3 Arvind Tanti, s/o Dasharath Tanti, all residents of Village – Rasalpur, Police Station – Rajoun, District – Banka - Petitioners Versus State of Bihar - Opposite Party ----------- 2 15.05.2009 The petitioners arrest in Rajoun Police Station Case No 67 of 2008 instituted under Sections 363, 366A of Indian Penal Code for allegedly kidnapping Sunita Kumari @ Chiku Kumari aged about 15 years. The girl has since been recovered and her statement under Section 164 of Criminal Procedure Code has been recorded in which she has clearly stated her age as 20 years though estimated by the Court as 17 years. She further stated that out of her own free will, she had run away with Balram Tanti, the brother of petitioner No 1, son of petitioner No 2 and co-villager of petitioner No 3. She had married in the temple but family was not accepting the marriage. In the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of their arrest or surrender, the petitioners abovenamed shall be released on bail on each of them furnishing bonds of Rs 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banka in Rajoun Police Station Case No 67 of 2008 subject to all conditions as laid down in Section 438(2) of Criminal Procedure Code. M.E.H./ (Navaniti Prasad Singh)