IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.1753 of 2011 SANTOSH PASWAN & ANR. Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 03/ 26.03.2011 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. P.P. for the State. Although petitioner is named in the first information report with direct allegation of kidnapping of the victim girl but admittedly, K. Hat P.S. Case no. 289/2010 has been registered on the basis of the complaint petition which has been filed after eight days of the alleged occurrence. The contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that, as a matter of fact, there was love affair between the victim girl and the petitioner and both fled away to Punjab where they solemnized their marriage and on account of the aforesaid marriage, victim became pregnant but when she was brought to the village of the petitioner, the informant pressurized her to make statement under section 164 of the Cr. P.C. It would appear from perusal of the impugned order of the lst Addl. Sessions Judge, Purnea that the victim was found by Medical Board as 17 years. So, it appears that at the time of alleged occurrence the victim was on the verge of attaining majority. Taking into consideration the above stated facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties coupled with the detention of the petitioner in jail custody, let petitioner, Santosh Paswan, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea in K. Hat P.S. Case no. 289 of 2010. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J)