IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.13300 of 2010 RAJ BINDU SAHNI, Son of Gopi Sahni, resident of Village- Hardi Nadwa, Police Station- Chautarwa, District-West Champaran...............Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. Sambhi Devi, Wife of Motilal Sahni, resident of Village- Hardi Nadwa, P.S. Chautarwa, District- West Champaran...................Opposite Parties. ----------- 2. 11.05.2010. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, complainant and counsel appearing for the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with a compliant case filed under Section 366A/34 of the I.P.C. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has already married with the victim girl, who is a major and the victim girl wants to reside with the petitioner whereas learned counsel for the complainant has submitted that the victim girl is a minor and actually no marriage has been performed. It is further submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the girl is apprehensive of her family members. Learned A.C.J.M., Bagaha, West Champaran, may provide adequate and reasonable security to the girl when she appears and makes any such application. 2 In that view of the matter, let the petitioner appear alongwith the victim girl in the court of the learned A.C.J.M., Bagaha, District-West Champaran on 02.07.2010 whereupon the learned A. C. J. M., Bagaha, will record statement of the victim girl and the court below shall also verify the age of the girl and in case of doubt get the girl examined by a Medical Board. The present application is disposed off with a direction that till the statement of the girl is not recorded and her age verification is not done, no coercive steps will be taken against the petitioner as well as the victim girl in complaint case no. 589C of 2009 pending in the court of the J.M. Ist Class, Bagaha, West Champaran. If on the verification the court below finds the girl to be minor then case will proceed in accordance with law and the interim protection will be effective till that day but if the learned court below finds the girl to be major and she expresses her willingness to stay with the petitioner then the petitioner will be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like 3 amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A. C. J. M., Bagaha in complaint case no. 589C of 2009 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of Cr.P.C. Let the order be faxed to the learned court below at the cost of the petitioner. U.K. (Dinesh Kumar Singh,J)