Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.10977 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Wajihuddin@Waji Munsi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 04-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against Md. Junaid Alam, Md. Zahir alias Kalwa, Md. Mohibul and one unknown to have forcefully taken the informant on motorcycle and Md. Junaid Alam established forceful physical relationship. Subsequently, informant’s signature was taken on a plain paper. It is submitted that since the petitioner is relative of the main accused Junaid Alam, hence, he has been roped in the present case. It is further submitted that for the occurrence of 30.10.2011, FIR was lodged on 11.12.2011 and the victim has already been married with main accused Md. Junaid. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10977 of 2012 (2) dt.04-04-2012 2 / 2 2 petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in connection with Barsoi P.S. Case No. 250 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 347

Statute Text:
Section 347 of the Indian Penal Code. Wrongful confinement for the purpose of extorting property, or constraining to an illegal act, etc. Whoever wrongfully confines any person for the purpose of extorting from the person confined, or from any person interested in the person confined, any property or valuable security or of constraining the person confined or any person interested in such person to do anything illegal or to give any information which may facilitate the commission of an offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.