IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.28993 of 2011 Amar Nath Sahni, S/O-Laxaman Sahni Versus The State Of Bihar ----------- 02 14.09.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 02.12.2010 in a case registered under Sections 366A/34 of the Indian Penal Code. Allegedly, petitioner along with one co-accused kidnapped the informant’s minor daughter aged about 12 years for the purpose of marriage. The alleged occurrence took place in the year 2000 and the petitioner could be remanded after ten years of the alleged occurrence. It appears from perusal of the impugned order that in course of investigation victim was recovered and made her statement under Section 164 of the Cr.P.C. stating the involvement of the petitioner in the alleged crime but submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the petitioner was himself minor at the time of the alleged occurrence which is evident from Annexure-2 to this petition. Annexure-2 is a voter list of Panchayat Mohammadpura and at serial 227 of the aforesaid voter list, the name of this petitioner has been entered and his age has been shown as 24 years. The aforesaid voter list was prepared in the year 2011 i.e. after eleven years of the alleged occurrence. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail 2 on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri Dipanshu Srivastava, Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Muzaffarpur in connection with Ghaighat P.S. Case No. 116 of 2000. SHAHZAD ( Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J.)