Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.35853 of 2012 ====================================================== Daroga Rai, Son of Uma Rai. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 16-10-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner, who is languishing in custody, seeks bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] and 3/4 of Explosive Substance Act. In this case, instituted against unknown, petitioner’s name emerged during investigation on mere suspicion. Submission is of false and baseless implication and similarly situated accused, namely, Riyaz @ Babuwa has already been released on bail vide order dated 16.07.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 25424 of 2012 by another Bench of this Court. More so, petitioner carries no criminal antecedent (as submitted, already acquitted in earlier two cases). If it is so, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Saran at Chapra in connection with Chapra Town P.S. Case No. 336 of 2001 (U.T. No. 219/2012), subject to condition to remain physically present before the court below on each and every date till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates, without giving any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.