Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1852 of 2012 (2) dt.02-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1852 of 2012 ====================================================== Raju Kumar Singh @ Raju Singh .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 2 02-02-2012 Heard Mr. Malay Kumar Choudhary, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Surendra Singh, learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 13.06.2011 in a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . and 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that Pankaj caused fire arm injury to the deceased for non-fulfillment of extortion demand and the petitioner facilitated the occurrence while helping Pankaj. The statement has been made in the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. East Champaran, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1852 of 2012 (2) dt.02-02-2012 Motihari, in connection with Kesaria P.S. Case No. 37 of 2011. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.