Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18893 of 2012 (2) dt.15-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.18893 of 2012 ====================================================== Karo Paswan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 15.05.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 19.3.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Although it is stated that petitioner and co-accused went into the shop of the informant and demanded extortion money but according to the prosecution case itself, nothing was delivered either to the petitioner or his associate. It is further alleged that petitioner took away 400 gram unriped silver and except the aforesaid allegation, there is no specific allegation against the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Karo Paswan, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in Begusarai (Town) P.S. Case no. 371/2011. Shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,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.