IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.34230 of 2011 ====================================================== Subhash Mahto, S/o Late Bino @ Bindeshwari Mahto, R/o Village- Nawatoliya (Bihariganj), P.S.-Bihariganj, District-Madhepura. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 2 13-10-2011 Petitioner is languishing in custody since 01.07.2011 in a case registered under Sections 366A/34 of the Indian Penal Code. The accusation is of abduction of the minor daughter of the informant. The learned Magistrate assessed the age of the victim 15 years where as doctor has assessed the age of the victim between 15-16 years. But in her statement recorded under Section 164 of the Cr.P.C., the victim has disclosed her age as 18 years and she claimed to have gone in the company of the petitioner on her own will. She has denied the accusation levelled against the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the F.I.R. has been lodged after delay of 20 days of the occurrence. Considering the delay in lodging the F.I.R. and the statement recorded under Section 164 Cr.P.C. of the victim, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Purnea in connection with Kasba P.S.Case No. 59 of 2011. Let the petitioner make correction in the prayer portion of the petition. Sujit/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)