Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2253 of 2012 (3) dt.28-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.2253 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Ranglal Bhagat S/O Lagan Bhagat .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 3 28-06-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Initially, the case was registered under [STATUTE] but police after due investigation submitted charge-sheet under [STATUTE] . It is contended on behalf of the petitioner that as a matter of fact the informant’s son had taken rupees forty thousand from the petitioner for sending him abroad but neither he took any step to send the petitioner abroad nor returned the aforesaid amount and when petitioner put pressure upon the informant and his son, the informant lodged this false case against the petitioner and several other persons. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2253 of 2012 (3) dt.28-06-2012 bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siwan in connection with Mairwa P.S. Case No. 122 of 2011. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.