Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2102 of 2012 (2) dt.03-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.2102 of 2012 ====================================================== Sunil Kumar Mahajan .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 2 03-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 19.10.2011 in a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . 25(1-b)a, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act. The accusation is of extortion demand Rs. 5,000/- from cash counter of shop of the informant when one live cartridge and two mobiles were recovered from possession of petitioner. Considering the period under custody, let the petitioner above named 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 the learned A.C.J.M., Danapur(Patna) in connection with Danapur P.S. Case No. 396 of 2011. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.