Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.12072 of 2012 ====================================================== Sonu Singh @ Sonu Kumar & Anr. .... .... Petitioners Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 10-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Accusation is of demand of Rs. 25,000/- as extortion and on refusal, petitioners and others assaulted the informant and when the informant took shelter in the police station then SAP Jawan was also assaulted. It is submitted that in view of non-payment of extortion amount, the case under [STATUTE] . is not made out. The statement has been made in paragraph 10 of the petition that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12072 of 2012 (2) dt.10-04-2012 2 / 2 2 petitioners Sonu Singh @ Sonu Kumar and Sonu Kumar be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Mansoorchak P.S. Case No. 10 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Begusarai, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.