Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.9001 of 2012 ====================================================== Santosh Mishra .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 26-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being Up-Mukhia of the panchayat is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the petitioner and the Ward Member demanded Rs.8000 for providing benefits under Indira Awas scheme. It is submitted that the petitioner was not instrumental in sanctioning and disbursing the loan amount. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj in connection with Bhorey P.S. Case No. 205/2011 subject to the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9001 of 2012 (2) dt.26-03-2012 2 / 2 2 conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.