Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23980 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Guddu Kumar @ Ranjeet Kumar 2. Chunuk Kumar. 3. Ritesh Kumar @ Ritesh Raj. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 18-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the accused persons entered into the house of the informant and on order of Bihari Rai, they assaulted the informant and while returning gave the life threatening if the informant failed to transfer the land in favour of them when Bihari Rai snatched Rs. 30,000/- from the informant whereas Dinesh Rai snatched gold chain. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that there is no specific accusation against these petitioners and a statement has been made in the petition that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23980 of 2012 (2) dt.18-07-2012 2/2 petitioners 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna in connection with Beur P.S. Case No. 44 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 386

Statute Text:
Section 386 of the Indian Penal Code. extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt. Whoever commits extortion by putting 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 ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.