Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43902 of 2011 (3) dt.24-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.43902 of 2011 ============================================= Niranjan Kumari Bharti, son of Sri Janka Ram, resident of village + P.O. – Hariraha, P.S. – Karjain Bazar, District – Supaul. At present posted as a Panchayat Secretary, Gram Panchayat Raj Kamrail, P.S.+ Block – Maranura, District – Supaul. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ============================================= CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 24-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, who is armed with carbon/Xerox copy of the case diary. The petitioner, apprehends his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] , is named accused in this six years old case instituted against two named accused wherein subsequently informant has also been transposed as one of the accused. Petitioner name emerged after five years being Panchayat Secretary at the relevant time. Submission is of false implication without any involvement and whatever emerged during investigation is nothing but assumption (Para 16 and 17 of the case diary). Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43902 of 2011 (3) dt.24-02-2012 in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within four weeks, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Supaul, in connection with Balua Bazar P.S. Case No. 05/2006, subject to condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with additional condition to remain physically present before the court below on each and every till disposal of the case, in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 347

Statute Text:
Section 347 of the Indian Penal Code. Wrongful confinement for the purpose of extorting property, or constraining to an illegal act, etc. Whoever wrongfully confines any person for the purpose of extorting from the person confined, or from any person interested in the person confined, any property or valuable security or of constraining the person confined or any person interested in such person to do anything illegal or to give any information which may facilitate the commission of an offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.