Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1287 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Arif @ China S/O Late Md. Ismail R/O Village - Maroofganj, P.S. Civil Line, District Gaya At Present Aam Tola Abgila, P.S. Moffasil, District - Gaya .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 02/ 27-01-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 25.07.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Fifty thousand extortion was demand through letter by Md. Shakil and in the letter it was mentioned that the victim has to contact one China. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is not China but on suspicion he has been apprehended. It is further submitted that Md. Shakil has been granted bail. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1287 of 2012 (2) dt.27-01-2012 2/2 namely Md. Arif @ China, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Smt. Pratibha, Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Gaya in connection with Civil Lines P.S. Case No. 128 of 2006. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 384

Statute Text:
Section 384 of the Indian Penal Code. Extortion. Whoever commits extortion shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.