IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.11797 of 2009 RAM CHANDRA YADAV, son of Ganga Yadav, resident of Village – Khajpura, PS – Mehandia, District – Arwal. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02. 21.05.2009 Heard learned senior counsel representing the petitioner and learned APP for the State. Petitioner is in custody since 1.5.2007 in relation to Mehandia P S Case No. 60 of 2005 for an offence under section 366A of the Indian Penal Code. As per the allegation made in the FIR petitioner is supposed to have enticed or kidnapped a minor girl for which the present case came to be lodged. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that petitioner had love affair with the said girl and both decided to run away and live in Punjab as husband and wife. It is another issue that the girl seems to have made a better choice and decided to run with yet another person which is reflected from the statement made by the petitioner before the Magistrate. It is further submitted that he has spent enough time in custody and still to face trial and he is willing to co-operate in the trial and appear on each and every date and shall not abscond from law. Looking at the totality of the circumstances, let petitioner Ram Chandra Yadav be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional District & Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court No.5, Jehanabad in Sessions Trial No. 24 of 2008 arising out of - 2 - Mehandia P S Case No. 60 of 2005, with a direction that both the sureties will be executed by father and one other relative of the petitioner, on due identification by the court below. rkp (Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J)