IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.3443 of 2010 ANIL TURHA @ ANIL KUMAR TURHA S/o Ekram Turha, resident of Village-Naya Bhojpur, P.S. Dumraon, District- Buxar ------------------ Petitioner. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02 18-02-2010 Heard Mr. Rang Nath Chaubey, learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner, who is in custody in connection with Complaint Case No.1131(C) of 2009, corresponding to Dumraon P.S. Case No.204 of 2009 registered under Sections 366(A)/34 of the Indian Penal Code, has prayed for grant of bail. The allegation against the petitioner, as per the Complaint Case, is that the petitioner had kidnapped minor girl aged about 13 years. During the course of investigation, the statement of the victim girl was recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. in which she disclosed her age 19 years and she also admitted that she married to the petitioner with her own volition. During the investigation, the victim girl was found to be 14 years of age. The girl was also examined by the doctor on the question of her age and the doctor has - 2 - assessed her age as 19 years. In this regard , a report has also been brought on record at page 27 of the application by the learned counsel for the petitioner Keeping in view of the facts and circumstances of the case and without going into the merit of the case, I am of the view that no purpose will be served to keep the petitioner behind the bar. Accordingly, the prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. Let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-( ten thousand ) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Buxar, in connection with Dumraon P.S. Case No.204 of 2009. NKS/- ( Rakesh Kumar, J)