Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19388 of 2012 (2) dt.21-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19388 of 2012 ====================================================== Chotu Kumar@Chotu Rai & Ors .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 21-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. The present case is arising from Kurhani P.S. Case No. 120 of 2011 for offences under [STATUTE] . It has been alleged that petitioners and others have demanded the money as Rangdari from the informant on 15.5.2011. On 16.5.2011, accused persons came to his door with arms and started demanding money. They were also using abusive language. The counsel for the petitioners submits that there is no specific allegation against the petitioners and there is a counter case which filed by the father of the Jitendra Rai. In view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, in the event of arrest or surrender within four weeks from to-day Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19388 of 2012 (2) dt.21-05-2012 in the court below petitioners namely, (1) Chotu Kumar @ Chotu Rai (2) Suresh Rai and (3) Lakhendra Rai be released on anticipatory bail on their furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M., (West) Muzaffarpur in connection with Kurhani P.S. Case No. 120 of 2011, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) Cr. P.C. Mahesh/- (Shivaji Pandey, 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.