Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.3856 of 2012 ====================================================== Kameshwar Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 06-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the accused persons were collecting money from truckers when one Haresh was apprehended who disclosed the name of other accused persons including the fact that the petitioner who the contractor for collecting the rent from bus stand at whose instance other accused persons used to collect the money. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was neither caught on spot collecting money from the truckers nor there is any direct accusation against the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3856 of 2012 (2) dt.06-02-2012 2 / 2 2 petitioner even except the statement of Haresh. 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 the bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Danapur in connection with Maner P.S. Case No. 270 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr. P.C. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 386

Statute Text:
Section 386 of the Indian Penal Code. extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt. Whoever commits extortion by putting any person in fear of death or of grievous hurt to that person or to any other, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.