Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.2661 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Parmanand Jha S/O Late Bauelal Jha R/O Vill Kalyanpur Dakshin Tola, Bishanpur, P.S.Bibhutipur, Distt-Samastipur 2. Anil Kumar Jha @ Anil Jha S/O Parmanand Jha R/O Vill Kalyanpur Dakshin Tola, Bishanpur, P.S.Bibhutipur, Distt-Samastipur 3. Sudhanshu Shekhar Jha @ Phulan Jha S/O Parmanand Jha R/O Vill Kalyanpur Dakshin Tola, Bishanpur, P.S.Bibhutipur, Distt-Samastipur 4. Jai Narayan Jha S/O Late Baldeo Jha R/O Vill Kalyanpur Dakshin Tola, Bishanpur, P.S.Bibhutipur, Distt-Samastipur .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 02/ 27.01.2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . The accusation is demand of extortion of Rs. Two lakhs. The accusation has been found to be false during investigation and final form has been submitted and differing with the same cognizance has been taken. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2661 of 2012 (2) dt.27-01-2012 2/2 named four petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rosra, Samastipur in connection with Bibhutipur P.S. Case No. 225 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: 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.