Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.10567 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sanjay Bhagat@Sanjay Kushwaha S/O Sheo Lochan Bhagat R/O Village - Govindpur, P.S. Turkaulia, District - East Champaran .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 03-04-2012 The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for offence punishable under [STATUTE] and under sections ¾ of the Explosive Substances Act. It is alleged that bomb was exploded at the door of the informant when some papers were found with demand of extortion. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. There is no injury caused to any one and his name sprang up subsequently in the statement of co-accused Navin Kumar. Except the confessional statement of the co-accused, as per submission, nothing is there against the petitioner. Petitioner has no criminal antecedents. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10567 of 2012 (2) dt.03-04-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the aforesaid facts, let petitioner named above be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Chatauni P.S. case no.18 of 2010 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the C.J.M., East Champaran, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. sudip/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 387

Statute Text:
Section 387 of the Indian Penal Code. Putting or attempting to put a person in fear of death or grievous hurt in order to commit extortion. Whoever in order to the committing of extortion, puts or attempts to put 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 seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.