Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42950 of 2011 (3) dt.29-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.42950 of 2011 ====================================================== Ram Nandan Singh .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Smt. Kaushliya Devi .... .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 3 29-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. This is a petition for grant of anticipatory bail in a case under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that earlier a suit has been filed by the petitioner against the wife and son as the wife executed a registered deed of gift in the name of the wife of Lal Babu Singh which land has been purchased by the petitioner. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of four weeks on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42950 of 2011 (3) dt.29-03-2012 satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Pupari at Sitamarhi in connection with Case No. C- 1/115/2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. as well as subject to the conditions that the petitioner shall pay maintenance of Rs.1,000/- to the victim wife till any higher maintenance is decided by the competent court. Kundan/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.