Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19115 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Akhtar Alam @ Md. Akhtar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 03-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of collecting money by the Panchayt Mukhiya and her husband for giving the benefits under Indira Awas Scheme. It is alleged against the petitioner that on behalf of the husband of the Panchayat Mukhiya the demand was made and the money was collected. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the money under the scheme is being paid through the account of the beneficiaries and neither the petitioner was Panchayat representative nor holding any post. A statement has been made in para 13 that the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19115 of 2012 (2) dt.03-07-2012 2/2 petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Supaul in connection with Chhatapur P.S. Case No. 84 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) .

Applicable IPC Section: 384

Statute Text:
Section 384 of the Indian Penal Code. Extortion. Whoever commits extortion shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.