Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46004 of 2012 (2) dt.27-11-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 46004 of 2012 ====================================================== Tunna Pandey .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 27-11-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This is a petition for grant of regular bail in a case under [STATUTE] . There is allegation that the petitioner demanded Rs.25,000/- as Rangadari and it is alleged that Rs.400/- was forcibly taken from the informant. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in jail custody since 17.07.2012 and five cases pending to his credit. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner above named is ordered to 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Charpokhari P. S. Case No. 99 of 2012, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall appear in the case on each and every date fixed by the court below and one of the bailors shall be the near relatives of the petitioner who will file affidavit to the effect that the petitioner shall not involve in any such activity in future and further the petitioner shall file Hazari in the nearest Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46004 of 2012 (2) dt.27-11-2012 police station once in a fortnight for six months and if any involvement is reported against the petitioner then the learned court below shall proceed for cancellation of bail bond of the petitioner. Kundan/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.