Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15812 of 2012 (3) dt.07-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.15812 of 2012 ====================================================== Abhishek Bakshi, son of Sri Sankar Bakshi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sudha Ambastha For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Udai Pratap Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 07-05-2012 Supplementary affidavit has been filed on behalf of the petitioner along with Xerox copy of Horoscope showing date of birth of the petitioner being 05.12.1992. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. This application has been filed for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner who is in custody since 02.02.2012 for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . In this case instituted against unknown on receiving some threatening calls from cellular phone. Petitioner’s name emerged during investigation while being apprehended during raid conducted at the time of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15812 of 2012 (3) dt.07-05-2012 payment of the amount so demanded. Submission is of false implication and under some confusion petitioner, the person, was apprehended. Under similarly situated circumstance one of the co-accused Chakarvarti Shamarat @ Chakrawarti has already been released on bail vide order dated 19.03.2012 passed by a Bench of this court in Cr. Misc. No. 11294/2012. Further, petitioner has no criminal antecedent. If, it is so, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna, in connection with Danapur P.S. Case No. 43/2012, with a condition to remain physically present before the court below on each and every date till disposal of the case, in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.