IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr Misc No 22634 of 2009 Amarjeet Ram, son of Dani Ram, resident of village – Jagdish Barari, P S – Uchkagaon, District – Gopalganj -Petitioner Versus State of Bihar -Opposite Party ----------- 2 25.08.2009 The petitioner apprehends arrest in Uchakagaon Police Station Case No 69 of 2008 instituted under Section 366A of Indian Penal Code which has arisen from Complaint Case No 1355 of 2008 and was referred for police investigation. It is alleged that the informant’s daughter, who is said to be minor, was kidnapped by the petitioner and his friends. It appears from the order of the learned Sessions Judge that the girl subsequently appeared in Court and her statement under Section 164 of Criminal Procedure Code was recorded. In the said statement, she has falsified the entire allegation and has admitted that she, out of her own will, had eloped with the petitioner and married him. She is staying with the petitioner. Court directed Medical Board to examine the age of the said girl. The Medical Board assessed the age at about 18 years though the Court assessed it at about 17 years. On behalf of petitioner, it is submitted that having made this statement under Section 164 of Criminal Procedure Code, the girl was left to go with her parents but her parents did not accept her anymore and she is now even living with the petitioner. Be that as it may, if the petitioner abovenamed surrenders before the Court below within four weeks from today, he shall be released on bail on his furnishing bonds of Rs 10,000/- (Rupees 2 Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj in Uchkagaon Police Station Case No 69 of 2008 subject to all conditions as laid down in Section 438 (2) of Criminal Procedure Code and that one of the bailers should be the elder brother of the petitioner, namely, Premjeet Kumar Ram. M.E.H./ (Navaniti Prasad Singh)