Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4090 of 2012 ====================================================== Tipu Singh@Bichho Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 13-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 24.08.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The accusation was of abducting the informant’s brother namely Sanjay Singh by Vikash Singh. Though, in 164 Cr.P.C. statement, the victim has named this petitioner as one of the accomplice of the main accused persons but it appears that the victim himself filed a case for his abduction being Barahiya P.S. Case No. 81 of 2011 in which the petitioner was not named but subsequently his name surfaced during investigation when the petitioner was granted bail by this Court. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4090 of 2012 (2) dt.13-02-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on bail, on furnishing the bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai in connection with Barhaiya P.S. Case No. 82 of 2011. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 386

Statute Text:
Section 386 of the Indian Penal Code. extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt. Whoever commits extortion by putting 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 ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.