IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.23333 of 2009 DEEPAK KUMAR @ DIP NARAYAN RAI Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 02 14.09.2009 Heard both sides. Sole petitioner has approached this court seeking anticipatory bail in a case instituted under Sections 363 and 366A/34 of the Penal Code. It is the stand of the petitioner before this court that he wilfully married with the victim. She also consented to such marriage. They are, thus, living as husband and wife. Referring to the statement of the victim girl made under Section 164 of the Cr.P.C. (annexure-2), it is submitted that the girl has candidly made aforesaid statement before the Magistrate. In the F.I.R. the girl has been described as between 16-17 years old. The Magistrate has assessed the age of the victim girl as 18 years whereas the victim girl has disclosed her age as 19 years. In the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of 04 weeks from today, let petitioner, above named, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- ( ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the CJM, East Champaran, Motihari in connection with Rajepur P.S. Case no. 16 of 2009, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. 2 It is made clear that one of the bailors should be the own/close family member of the petitioner. Sym/ (Kishore K. Mandal, J.)