IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.15157 of 2011 ASHOK KUMAR SINGH Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 13.05.2011. Heard the learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under Sections 366, 366A, 376, 120(B)/34 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 9, 10 and 11 of the Prevention of Child Marriage Act. The informant, victim girl, has made accusation that three months prior to lodging of the case this petitioner being the brother-in-law (Ziza) took her from her house to the house of this petitioner where this petitioner forcibly married with the informant in which the wife of this petitioner also assisted. Subsequently the victim ran away and on way at the Railway Station all her belongings including jewellery received in the marriage, taken away by some boy. Prior to lodging of the present case, Manorama Devi lodged Silao P.S. Case No. 86 of 2010 on 14.06.2010 alleging that 2 Girja Devi neighbour of the informant took the victim on 02.06.2010 on pretext of illness of her grand child. Subsequently, the victim was not found in the house of Girja Devi but there is specific accusation against Ram Padarath Singh, Pawan and Chandan. The present case has been lodged on 05.03.2011 specifically alleged that the actual occurrence took place three months to lodging of the case. The contradictory statement and lodging of the case by the victim and victim’s mother create doubt about bonafide of accusation. The mother of the informant has subsequently retracted and has filed compromise in the earlier case. The medical examination report of the victim suggests that she is aged about 17 years of age and agrees to sex. The other accused Sudha Devi has been granted anticipatory bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 11419 of 2011 by this Court. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in 3 connection with Deep Nagar P.S. Case No. 36 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Nalanda at Bihar Shariff, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U. K. ( Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)