Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38096 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Arbaj Alam @ Md. Ehasan @ Md. Arbas .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 05-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] and Section 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. It is alleged that the complainant was kidnapped on 21.07.2011 when she was forced to marry with this petitioner on 28.07.2011 and thereafter the torture has been inflicted. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that on 06.09.2011, the father of this petitioner filed a complaint case against the complainant’s family levelling accusation under [STATUTE] thereafter the present complaint case has been filed on 21.09.2011 when the cognizance has been taken in the case filed by the petitioner’s father. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38096 of 2012 (2) dt.05-10-2012 2/2 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 the learned Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Jamui in connection with Complaint Case No. 1258C of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.