Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.10598 of 2012 ====================================================== Naga Paswan @ Srikant Jee @ Godera @ Motka, son of Late Devchand Paswan @ Deonandan Paswan, resident of village-Bedhana, P.S.-Rafiganj, District-Aurangabad. .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 07-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with a case instituted for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] , Sections 25(1-b)A, 26 and 35 of the Arms Act as well as Section 17 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act. It is alleged that from the possession of the petitioner some naxal literature, five live cartridges and a diary were recovered. It is contended that several persons including the petitioner were made accused in this case. Though, nothing incriminating was recovered from the possession of the petitioner, he has falsely been implicated by police in the present case. The co-accused Narsingh Yadav, from whose possession a S.L.R. rifle is alleged to have been recovered, has already been granted bail by order dated 5.1.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 28149 of 2011. The petitioner is said to be in custody since the date of occurrence, i.e., Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10598 of 2012 (2) dt.07-03-2012 2 / 2 2 27.2.2011. Be that as it may, considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail on his executing a bond with two solvent sureties, each in a sum of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand only) to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M., Hilsa, District- Nalanda in connection with Islampur P.S. Case No. 23 of 2011 on the following conditions: (i) That both the bailors will be close relative of the petitioner who will give separate affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. (ii) That the petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him to disclose such facts to the court or to any other authority. (iii) That he shall remain present before the court on the dates fixed for hearing of the case. If he wants to remain absent, then he will take prior permission of the court and in case of compelling and unavoidable circumstances for remaining absent, he will immediately inform the court and request that he may be permitted to be present through the counsel. (iv) That liberty is given to the State to make an appropriate application for modifying/recalling the order granting bail, if for any reason, the petitioner violates any of the conditions imposed by this Court. Sanjeet/- (Ashwani Kumar Singh, 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.