IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.39907 of 2008 PRAHLAD TANTI, S/o Narayan Tanti, R/o Village – Bahjora, P.S. Belhar, District – Banka. Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 27.11.2008. The statements recorded by the victim under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure suggest that for recording such statements, she was produced under police escort and, in course of recording such statements, she stated that she is a major girl and, of her own volition, has chosen her husband and, after having had married him, is living happily with him. In such view of the matter and taking into consideration the fact that there is no specific allegation against the petitioner that he rendered assistance in kidnapping the self same girl, I allow the application of the petitioner for grant of anticipatory bail. In the event of arrest or surrender of the petitioner within six weeks from today, let the petitioner, namely, Prahlad Tanti be released on bail on his furnishing bond in the sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial - 2 - Magistrate, Jamui, in connection with Chandramandih P.S. Case No. 29/03, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. dk ( Barin Ghosh, J. )