Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.41589 of 2012 ====================================================== Krishna Kanhaiya @ Krishna Kanahiya .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Parties. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 17-12-2012 Let the second paragraph of the order dated 04.12.2012 be read as “ [STATUTE] and ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act” instead of “ [STATUTE] and Section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act”, in second line of third paragraph “petitioner” be read instead of “ petitioner’s son”, and “the petitioner” be read instead of “the son of the petitioner”, in third line of paragraph no. 3 “24.06.2011” be read instead of “24.06.201”, in fourth line of third paragraph “as wife” be read instead of “wife of his son”, in fourth line of paragraph no. 4 “the petitioner” be read instead of “the son of the petitioner”, in fifth line of paragraph no. 4 “parents are” be read instead of “petitioner is”, in ninth line of paragraph no. 4 “petitioner” be read instead of “petitioner’s side” and in third line of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41589 of 2012 (3) dt.17-12-2012 2 / 2 2 paragraph no. 5 “the petitioner” be read instead of “the son of the petitioner”. The order dated 04.12.2012 stands modified to the extent as indicated above. Let the order be communicated through fax to the learned S.D.J.M., Sheohar, in connection with Complaint Case No. C1/245 of 2011,T.R.No. 1024 of 2012 at the cost of the petitioner. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.