Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7922 of 2012 (2) dt.01-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.7922 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Bikram Singh S/O Ram Binod Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 01-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 11.08.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that almost all the sections are bailable except [STATUTE] which has been added in the present case with a view to make the offence graver. 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rosera, Samastipur in connection with Bibhutipur P.S. Case No. 196 of 2011. SHAHZAD/- (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.