Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13115 of 2012 ====================================================== Deepak Kumar Ram .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 12-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation against the petitioner is that he along Vikash Mitra, Anita Devi extracted Rs.4,000/- from each of the beneficiaries of Indira Awas scheme. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that neither the petitioner is Panchayat representative nor posted in the administrative machinery and for the occurrence of 13.07.2011 the FIR has been lodged on 03.08.2011. Considering the delayed lodging of the FIR, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13115 of 2012 (2) dt.12-04-2012 2/2 before the learned court below within a period of twelve 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in connection with Jandaha P.S. Case No. 124 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) .

Applicable IPC Section: 387

Statute Text:
Section 387 of the Indian Penal Code. Putting or attempting to put a person in fear of death or grievous hurt in order to commit extortion. Whoever in order to the committing of extortion, puts or attempts to put 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 seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.