Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.41580 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Angad Mahto @ Angad Kumar Singh 2. Pawan Mahto @ Pawan Singh. 3. Dunia Lal @ Dunia Lal Mahto. 4. Munna Dhobi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 04-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of demand of extortion through mobile, making assault and taking away jwellery worth Rs. 50,000/-. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that in fact no injury has been caused to the informant’s side when the petitioner’s side also lodged SC/ST (Dehri) P.S. Case No. 19 of 2012 then the present case has been lodged on the same day. A statement has been made in para 11 of the petition that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41580 of 2012 (2) dt.04-12-2012 2/2 surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 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 the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rohtas at Sasaram in connection with Sasaram (T) P.S. Case No. 343 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.