Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9700 of 2012 (2) dt.16-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.9700 of 2012 ====================================================== Pawan Tiwari, S/O late Gajendra Tiwari, R/O Vill Izara Tiwari Tola, P.s. Sangarmpur, district East Champaran .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Dhananjay Kumar, II, Adv. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Rajendra Singh Shastri, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 16-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. This is a petition for grant of regular bail for offence under [STATUTE] and 25(1-b)a and 35 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that the petitioner demanded rangdari of rupees ten thousand on point of pistol. However, the informant catches hold of him and closed in a room, snatched his fire arm, informed the police and handed over the fire arm. The petitioner is in jail since 4.08.2011. Having regard to the fact that the fire arm has not been recovered by the police from the possession of the petitioner and which was handed over to the police by the informant, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Sangrampur P.S. Case No. 73 of 2011 to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran, Motihari. SA/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.