Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6045 of 2012 (3) dt.16-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6045 of 2012 ====================================================== Sanjay Kumar @ Sanjay Kumar Singh @ Sanjay Singh, S/O Sri Baidya Nath Sharma, R/O Vill - Pali, P.S. Naubatpur in the district of Patna .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Akhileshwar Prasad, Sr. Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mrs. Suman Kumari, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 3 16-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This is a petition for regular bail for the offence under [STATUTE] and Section 66(A) of the I.T. Act. The bail of the petitioner was rejected on the ground that the petitioner confessed his guilt in para 52 of the case diary and his wife Pratima Singh has also supported his complicity vide para 53 of the case diary and in para 92 of the case diary it has come that the petitioner has damaged the aforesaid mobile set which was used in demanding ransom from the informant of this case. However, from para 38 of the case diary it is apparent that there are two Sanjay Singh one is the son of Ramesh Prasad Singh and other is the son of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6045 of 2012 (3) dt.16-03-2012 Baidya Nath Sharm. One apprehended from Maruti Swift Car and other from Tempo. The statement in paras 53 and 92 of the case diary are not concerned with this petitioner and petitioner has no criminal antecedent as apparent from para 107 of the case diary. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner above named, is ordered to 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., Patna in connection with Patna Kotwali P. S. Case No. 286 of 2011. Kundan/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.