Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14305 of 2012 ===================================================== Ranjan Kumar, son of Sri Chhotan Singh, resident of village- Dababigha, P.S. Ekangar Sarai, District-Nalanda. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ===================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER ------------- 3 23-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner is accused in Ekangar Sarai P.S. Case No.120 of 2011 registered under [STATUTE] besides Sections 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case by the informant, Nutan Kumari, only with a view to put pressure upon him. In fact, the informant has already filed a Complaint Case No.548-C of 2007 against the petitioner and others under [STATUTE] and after examination of the some of the witnesses the said complaint case was disposed of by the Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Hilsa, on 1.9.2008 on the ground of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14305 of 2012 (3) dt.23-05-2012 2 / 2 2 compromise. It has also been submitted that some of the co- accused have already been granted anticipatory bail by a Bench of this Court vide Annexure-‘4’ to this application. Having regard to the facts and the circumstances of the case, the petitioner abovenamed, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the A.C.J.M., Hilsa, Nalanda, in connection with Ekangar Sarai P.S. Case No.120 of 2011. P.S./- (Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 506

Statute Text:
Section 506 of the Indian Penal Code. Criminal intimidation. Whoever commits the offence of criminal intimidation shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both; If threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, etc — and if the threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, or to cause the destruction of any property by fire, or to cause an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, of with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, or to impute unchastity to a woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.