Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42212 of 2012 (2) dt.11-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.42212 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Monu Kumar 2. Shakti Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 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] . Two persons were apprehended collecting extortion from the Auto Rickshaw drivers. The apprehended accused disclosed the name of the petitioners. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that except the confession of the apprehended accused nothing against the petitioners when a statement has been made in para 11 that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42212 of 2012 (2) dt.11-12-2012 named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Patna in connection with Jakkanpur P.S. Case No. 127 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (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.