IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.35893 of 2011 Kundan Kumar Pandey @ Kundan Kumar S/o Arbind Kumar Pandey, resident of village- Bhakhri, P.S.-Dhanarua, Dist.-Patna. At Present Chitragupt Nagar, P.S.-Patrakar Nagar, District- Patna Versus The State Of Bihar ----------- 2. 24.10.2011. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under sections 366A of the Indian Penal Code. It is alleged that Simpi Kumari daughter of the informant left her parental home on 4.4.2011 in the night. In course of search the informant could learn that the petitioner, who is cousin of the husband of elder daughter of the informant, had abducted Simpi Kumari for the purpose of marriage. Further, on enquiry he came to know that the petitioner and Simpi Kumari had already married. The informant alleges that there was subsequent demand of money by the accused persons and, thus, a written report was given to the police on 5.5.2011 on the basis of which the present first information report has been instituted. It is submitted that the petitioner is innocent. The first information report has been lodged after one month for which there is no reasonable explanation. The alleged victim Simpi Kumari is major. Her date of birth recorded in her matriculation certificate is 7th July, 1991. She has married the petitioner out of her own free 2 will. They are peacefully living as husband and wife. It is also submitted that co-accused Arbind Kumar Pandey and Smt. Neelam Devi have already been granted anticipatory bail by order dated 15.9.2011 passed in Cr.Misc. No.28042 of 2011 by this court. Taking into consideration the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case let the petitioner named above in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/communication of the order be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5,000/- (five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Bihar Sharif, Nalanda in connection with Giriyak (Katarisarai) P.S. Case No.61 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Md.S. ( Ashwani Kumar Singh, J.)