Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4529 of 2012 ====================================================== Laljee Bin .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.5574 of 2012 ====================================================== Akhatar @ Akhatar Ali .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 16-02-2012 None appears on behalf of Akhatar @ Akhatar Ali. Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners are languishing in custody in a case registered under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that Rs. 5,00,000/- ransom demand was made through mobile. During investigation it was found that the ransom calls were made from the mobiles of both the petitioners. It is submitted that Lal Jee Bin has no criminal Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4529 of 2012 (2) dt.16-02-2012 2 / 2 2 antecedent. Admittedly, no payment has been made. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on bail, on furnishing the bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Motihari in connection with Adapur P.S. Case No. 117 of 2011. Considering the criminal antecedent of Akhatar @ Akhatar Ali, learned court below will be at liberty to cancel the bail of Akhatar Ali if he defaults for three consecutive occasions. 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.