Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22686 of 2012 ====================================================== Sikandar Mahto .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 13-09-2012 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] . It is alleged that the informant being the tractor driver was driving his tractor when it was pushed with the vehicle of the accused persons when he was being assaulted and he was confined and demand of Rs.25,000/- was made when he was released when the villagers collected there. It is submitted by learned counsel for the State that para nos. 16 and 17 of the case diary reflect that the informant was released from the house of this petitioner. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22686 of 2012 (3) dt.13-09-2012 2/2 Le the learned court below consider the regular bail of the petitioner, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Byepass P.S. Case No. 19 of 2012 pending in the court of learned ACJM, Patna City. With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioner. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) .

Applicable IPC Section: 342

Statute Text:
Section 342 of the Indian Penal Code. Wrongfully confining any person. Whoever wrongfully confines any person shall be punished with simple imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.