IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.13998 of 2010 BHOLA MAHTO SON OF BINDESHWARI MAHATO @ LANGRA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SAUREJI, P.S.- MIRGANJ, DISTRICT- GOPALGANJ ……...Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ……….Opposite Party ----------- 2 03/05/2010 Heard Mr. Lokesh Kumar Singh learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. The petitioner is one of the named accused of the case registered under Sections 363, 366A, 120B of the Indian Penal Code. Initially a complaint case was filed which was referred to police where the FIR was registered on the allegation that the informant’s minor daughter aged 14 was taken away by this petitioner and others. Submission is that the alleged victim has been recovered and she in her statement under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (annexure-2) has stated that she had gone to Jammu Kashmir along with the petitioner. Both have resided there for two months and after return she was residing in the house of the petitioner. She has denied that any body has kidnapped her. The court has assessed her aged to be 21 years. From the impugned order it appears that the medical board has assessed the age of the victim between 17 to 18 years. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, 2 the petitioner above named is directed to be released on furnishing of bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M./concerned Court, Gopalganj in connection with Thawe P.S. Case No. 106 of 2009. avin (Shyam Kishore Sharma, J.)