Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14174 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Mano & Ors. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.14468 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Anzarul Haque@Md. Anjarul Haque & Anr .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 19-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of demanding Rs. 1,00,000/- per year as extortion from the partners of the fisheries contractors. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that allegation has been levelled in the background of fishery dispute when admittedly no payments were made hence the case under [STATUTE] . is not made out. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14174 of 2012 (2) dt.19-04-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners, Md. Mano, Md. Akbar Painter, Md. Ashraf, Md. Akhtar, Md. Anzarul Haque @ Md. Anjarul Haque and Md. Ejazul Haque @ Md. Ejajul Haque, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Bihar P.S. Case No. 38 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Nalanda at Bihar Sharif, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 385

Statute Text:
Section 385 of the Indian Penal Code. Putting or attempting to put in fear of injury, in order to commit extortion. Whoever, in order to the committing of extortion, puts any person in fear, or attempts to put any person in fear, of any injury, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.