Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40353 of 2012 (2) dt.07-11-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40353 of 2012 ====================================================== Saira Khatoon @ Hazra Khatoon .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 07-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being Ex- Mukhia is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . On the complaint, enquiry was made on the direction of the District Magistrate when it was found that from the four beneficiaries of the Indira Awas scheme rupees forty thousand was realized by the petitioner when she was Mukhia. It is submitted that the accusation has been levelled at the behest of the present Mukhia with inordinate delay. The petitioner undertakes to deposit rupees forty thousand before the learned court below which will be invested in some fixed deposit scheme which will be subject to the result of the case. Considering the aforesaid facts, on deposit of the aforesaid amount, let the above named petitioner be released on Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40353 of 2012 (2) dt.07-11-2012 anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or 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 CJM, Saran, Chapra in connection with Taraiya P.S. Case No. 104 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.