IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.3556 of 2010 MAHESH KUMAR YADAV Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02. 01.02.2010 Heard counsel for the parties. The petitioner has approached this Court seeking anticipatory bail in a case instituted under sections 323,363 and 366/34 IPC. As per the prosecution case, the petitioner was teaching the victim. He abducted the girl. It appears that she was subsequently produced before the Magistrate where her age has been assessed as 20 years. In her statement made under section 164 Cr.P.C. (Annexure-2), she has stated that she married the petitioner on her own free will. Learned counsel for the petitioner draws attention of the Court to Annexure-3 to show that the court below got the age of the girl assessed wherefrom it was found that she is definitely 20 years of age. Considering the statement of the girl made before the Court as also the medical evidence available on record, this Court is persuaded to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to this petitioner. In the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner abovenamed, in the event of arrest/surrender within four weeks from today, shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10, 000/- with two sureties of the like amount - 2 - each to the satisfaction of CJM, Nawada in connection with Pakribrawan P.S. Case No. 75/09, subject to the condition as laid down under section 438(2) Cr.P.C. hr ( Kishore K. Mandal )