Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.9350 of 2012 ====================================================== Sashi Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 27-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the petitioner along with others came to the shop of the informant, demanded Rs.50000 as extortion and when the informant was going to the police station, he was given life threatening. It was submitted that due to business rivalry, the case has been lodged and both sides have compromised. Be that as it may, this court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Prayer for anticipatory bail is rejected only because the case was registered in 2003. In view of this court, the contentions of learned counsel for the petitioner can be good grounds for consideration of regular Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9350 of 2012 (2) dt.27-03-2012 2 / 2 2 bail of the petitioner by the learned court below in case the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks in connection with Bihar (Soh Sarai) P.S. Case no. 149 of 2003 pending in the court of C.J.M., Nalanda at Biharsharif. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction. Let this order be transmitted through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 447

Statute Text:
Section 447 of the Indian Penal Code. Criminal trespass. Whoever commits criminal trespass shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.