Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42042 of 2012 (2) dt.30-11-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.42042 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Jodha Rai @ Yodha Rai S/O Rama Rai .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 30-11-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 12.03.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] and 25(1-B) a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that petitioner and others used to collect extortion money from boatmen and when police raided, the petitioner was caught red handed and country made loaded pistol and two live cartridges were recovered from possession of the petitioner. The contention on behalf of the petitioner is that so far as allegation of extortion is concerned, none has come forward to state the above stated story and so far as recovery of firearm and cartridge is concerned, the petitioner has sufficiently been punished by remaining in jail custody since 12.03.2011. It is Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42042 of 2012 (2) dt.30-11-2012 further contended by him that earlier only two cases were registered against the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri Niraj Kishore, Judicial Magistrate, Chapra, Saran in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case No. 82 of 2011. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.