Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14133 of 2012 ====================================================== Bitu Kumar Singh S/O Pramod Singh Resident Of Village- Hasuahan, P.S.- Harsiddhi, District- East Champaran (Motihari) .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMARESH KUMAR LAL ORAL ORDER 2 04-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. This is an application for grant of bail to the accused- petitioner in Harsiddhi P. S. Case No. 39 of 2012 for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] and Sections 136 and 139 of Electricity Act. It is submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case at the instance of Ram Pramod Singh, Officer-in-Charge of Harsiddhi Police Station against whom the petitioner has lodged complaint case no. 2724 of 2011 and the cognizance has been taken against him for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . It is further submitted that the recovery has been made at the instance of co-accused from other places than in possession of the petitioner. It is also submitted that co-accused Raj Kumar Rai was granted bail by the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14133 of 2012 (2) dt.04-04-2012 2 learned 8th Additional Sessions Judge, Motihari vide B. P. No. 255 of 2012. Learned counsel for the State could not controvert the contention of the petitioner while opposing his prayer. Considering the facts and circumstances, the above named petitioner is directed to be released 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran (Motihari) in Harsiddhi P. S. Case No. 39 of 212/ G. R. No. 510 of 2012 with following conditions:- (i) The petitioner will not indulge himself in similar or any other offence. (ii) One of the bailors must be the close relative of the petitioner. (iii) The petitioner will be well represented in the Court on each and every date and in case of absence for two consecutive dates or in case of violation of terms of bail, his bail bond would be liable to be cancelled by the learned Court concerned. Kanchan/- (Amaresh Kumar Lal, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 327

Statute Text:
Section 327 of the Indian Penal Code. Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property or a valuable security, or to constrain to do anything which is illegal or which may facilitate the commission of an offence. Whoever voluntarily causes hurt, for the purpose of extorting from the sufferer, or from any person interested in the sufferer, any property or valuable security, or of constraining the sufferer or any person interested in such sufferer to do anything which is illegal or which may facilitate the commission of an offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.