Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5407 of 2012 (2) dt.24-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5407 of 2012 ====================================================== Jashwant Sharma & Anr. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 24-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners, informant and the State. Petitioners are languishing in custody since 06.09.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . and Section 27 of the Arms Act. Accusation of making extortion demand of Rs. 1,00,000/- is against Ranjay Sharma. The accusation of firing on the direction of this petitioner is also against Ranjay Sharma. There is general accusation of assault by all the accused persons. Considering the fact that there is no specific accusation of assault against the petitioners, let the petitioners namely 1. Jashwant Sharma 2. Kundan Kumar, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad in connection Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5407 of 2012 (2) dt.24-02-2012 with Upahara P.S. Case No. 32 of 2011, G.R. No. 668 of 2011. Shageer/- (Dinesh 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.