Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31844 of 2012 (3) dt.26-11-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31844 of 2012 ====================================================== Deepak Das @ Lakhan Das, son of Kishan Das, resident of Village- Parsanda, P.S. Kharagpur, District- Munger. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== WITH Criminal Miscellaneous No.37150 of 2012 ====================================================== Raj Kumar Das, son of Vishun Deo Das, resident of Village- Parsando, Police Station- Kharagpur, District- Munger. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 3 26-11-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. Both the bail petitions have heard together and disposed of by common order as both the cases arises out of Haveli Kharagpur P. S. Case No. 23 of 2012, registered under [STATUTE] and Section 27 of the Arms Act. F.I.R. is against unknown. However, the informant in his statement has stated that he saw three unknown persons armed with pistol who fired, but has not named these petitioners and stated that he has not identified these petitioners. However, the informant in his further statement in para 7 of the case diary has Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31844 of 2012 (3) dt.26-11-2012 named these petitioners. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that further statement of the informant is not reliable and trustworthy and informant has not named these petitioners, but only stated that he identified by face. It is further submitted that witnesses in para 8 and 9 of the case diary have stated that they learnt from Munshi about the names of these petitioners and Munshi in para 15 has stated that he learnt this fact about disclosure of one Pintu Yadav. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioners are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Munger, in connection with Haveli Kharagpur P.S. Case No. 23 of 2012, subject to condition that petitioners will appear on each and every date fixed in this case and any absence of the petitioners shall be subject to subject to satisfaction of the court below on reasonable ground. m.p. (Gopal Prasad, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 386

Statute Text:
Section 386 of the Indian Penal Code. extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt. Whoever commits extortion by putting 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 ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.