IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.34070 of 2008 BINAY KUMAR DAS @ GUDDU @ BINAY DAS, son of late Mohan Das, resident of village Gonar Lal Lane, P.S. Adampur, District Bhagalpur ……. Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR …… Opposite party ----------- 04/ 22.10.2008 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is an accused in a case under Section 366A, 376 of the Indian Penal Code. He is alleged to have eloped with the daughter of the informant and is also said to have committed rape on her. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that the daughter of the informant was writing love letters to the petitioner and she voluntarily eloped with the petitioner. From the order of the court below itself, it is evident that the daughter of the informant was below 17 years of age. In the circumstances, even if she was writing letters, petitioner ought not to have eloped with the daughter of the informant. In the circumstances, at this stage, I am not inclined to release the petitioner on bail. This application is, accordingly, rejected with liberty to the petitioner to renew his prayer for bail after completing one year in jail custody. Arjun/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)