Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26585 of 2012 (4) dt.11-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.26585 of 2012 ====================================================== Vivek Kumar @ Billu .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== With Criminal Miscellaneous No.28975 of 2012 ====================================================== Satyajeet Kumar @ Neta .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 04/ 11-12-2012 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] and 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that from the jail custody threatening was given to withdraw the case when the informant’s father was proceeding then fire arm injury was caused to the father of the informant, who succumbed to the injuries and thereafter, [STATUTE] was added. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26585 of 2012 (4) dt.11-12-2012 It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that others have been charge-sheeted when the investigation is still pending against the petitioners. In view of this Court, it is a case for consideration of regular bail, if the petitioners surrender before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Pirbahore P.S. Case No. 204 of 2011 pending in the court of learned CJM, Patna. With the aforesaid observation, these applications are disposed of. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioners. DKS/ (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.