Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5711 of 2012 ====================================================== Ajit Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 29-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that on 01.11.2011, Munna Sing made extortion demand of Rs. 1,00,000/- when the reminder for payment was made on 14.11.2011 but on 17.11.2011 it is alleged that Munna Singh along with this petitioner came and made assault to the driver and manager of the victim and also snatched money. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that due to business rivalry between the groups of conductors the present case has been lodged and the informant has subsequently Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5711 of 2012 (2) dt.29-02-2012 2 / 2 2 retracted from his initial version. It is also submitted that for the occurrence of 01.11.2011 the FIR was lodged on 18.11.2011. Considering the fact that there is no specific accusation against the petitioner, let the above named petitioner, be released on anticipatory bail, in the event 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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabua in connection with Mohania P.S. Case No. 389 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.