Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18162 of 2012 (2) dt.10-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.18162 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Santosh Kumar S/O Late Shri Bhagwan Prasad .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 10-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 20.11.2010 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Admittedly, petitioner is not named in the first information report and having more or less similar allegation, first information report named accused, Manoj Kumar has already been granted privilege of bail by this Court. 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 Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Sikarhana, East Champaran in connection with Madhuban P.S. Case No. 127 of 2010. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 387

Statute Text:
Section 387 of the Indian Penal Code. Putting or attempting to put a person in fear of death or grievous hurt in order to commit extortion. Whoever in order to the committing of extortion, puts or attempts to put 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 seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.