Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.3103 of 2012 ==================================================== Sudhir Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ==================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 31-01-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the agnate of the informant is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that on refusal to make payment of donation the informant was abused, his chain was snatched and when the informant’s son came to rescue he was also assaulted. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that admittedly no payment was made hence Section 387 is not made out and the accusation of theft has frivolously been alleged since there was land dispute between the parties for which the title suit is pending. The litigated relationship between the parties Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3103 of 2012 (2) dt.31-01-2012 2 / 2 2 clouds the bona fide of the accusation. 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna in connection with Gardanibagh P.S. Case No. 302 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr. P.C. Amrendra Kumar/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 387

Statute Text:
Section 387 of the Indian Penal Code. Putting or attempting to put a person in fear of death or grievous hurt in order to commit extortion. Whoever in order to the committing of extortion, puts or attempts to put 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 seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.