Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39638 of 2012 (2) dt.19-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.39638 of 2012 ====================================================== Rajesh Paswan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 19.10.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 17.7.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The petitioner is named in the first information report with allegation that he along with other accused demanded extortion money from the informant and also assaulted him. The contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that brother of the informant was accused in theft of railway property and brother of the informant used to conceal stolen property near the house of the petitioner which was objected by the petitioner and this is the reason of false implication of the petitioner in the alleged crime. It is further contended by him that no doubt, earlier two cases had been registered against the petitioner but in one case, the petitioner has already been acquitted and moreover, there is delay in lodging the first information report. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Rajesh Paswan, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39638 of 2012 (2) dt.19-10-2012 Judicial Magistrate, Munger in Naya Ram Nagar P.S. Case no. 72/2012. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,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.