Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.11983 of 2012 ====================================================== Sipahi Sarfaraj Khan @ Sarfraj Khan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 10-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that when one Shahwaj was to deliver cash to the criminals in lieu of the extortion demand, the police conducted raid and apprehended co accused Saheb Khan and others fled away when Saheb Khan disclosed the name of the petitioner during investigation. It is submitted that the petitioner has been falsely implicated and except confessional statement of the co accused, there is nothing against the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and submission, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.11983 of 2012 (2) dt.10-04-2012 2 / 2 2 to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabua in connection with Chainpur P.S. Case No. 11 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.