Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5782 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sahjad Miyan @ Sahjad Ali S/O Mumtaz Miyan R/O Village - Kachurbari, P.S. Aadapur, District - East Champaran .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 02-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, the State and the informant. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of demanding ransom through mobile phone. It is alleged that petitioner was talking with Mukhiyaji when he was referring about the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the informant that from the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5782 of 2012 (2) dt.02-03-2012 2 / 2 2 petitioner’s mobile several calls was dialed on the number of informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that there is nothing on record to suggest that any call actually materialized from the mobile of the petitioner. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest of surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve 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 learned S.D.J.M., Raxaul at Motihari in connection with Aadapur P.S. Case No. 79 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Mkr./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 384

Statute Text:
Section 384 of the Indian Penal Code. Extortion. Whoever commits extortion shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.