Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44214 of 2011 Panchanand Biswas @ Bishwas, S/O-Bimlal Biswas Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- For the petitioner :- Mr. Sunil Kumar For the State :- Mr. B.N. Pandey (A.P.P.) 02 10.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner seeks his bail in connection with Palasi P.S. Case No. 16 of 2011 registered under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner was Chairman of Dehti PACS for a very short period and, as a matter of fact, nothing has come against the petitioner in course of investigation. It is also submitted by him that several cases were registered including two vigilance cases in which petitioner has already been granted bail by this Court which is evident from Anenxure-2 series to the petition. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria in connection with Palasi P.S. Case No. 16 of 2011. SHAHZAD ( Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.