IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.32958 of 2008 SHIV AWTAR DAS Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 12.08.2008 Heard the counsel for the petitioner and the state. Petitioner, Shiv Awtar Das is alleged to have eloped with the minor daughter of informant and committed offence u/Ss 363, 120B/34 of the IPC. It has been submitted by the petitioner’s counsel that daughter of the informant was not minor on the date of occurrence her date of birth being 05.09.1989. It has also been submitted that Neelkamal @ Soni, daughter of the informant went in the company of this petitioner out of her own free will and now they have solemnized their marriage and is living a happy conjugal life. Prayer for grant of anticipatory bail on behalf of the petitioner named-above in connection with Madhubani (Town) P.S. Case No. 211/08 is allowed with the condition that he will appear before the CJM, Madhubani within four weeks from today. On the date of appearance, Neelkamal @ Soni, daughter of the informant will also be produced before the Magistrate and her statement should be recorded. In case she makes the statement to this effect that she was a major girl on the - 2 - date of occurrence and, had accompanied the petitioner out of her own free will, the bail bond of the petitioner of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each should be accepted subject to the conditions as laid down u/S 438(2) of the Cr.P.C and he will be granted anticipatory bail and in case, she denies it, his bail bond should not be accepted. AKV/ (Mridula Mishra,J.)