Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.30973 of 2012 ====================================================== Anjani Jha @ Anjani Kumar Jha .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 21-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, the State and the informant. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of demand of extortion on the pistol point when Rs.4,700/- was taken from the pocket of the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that accusation was found true only under [STATUTE] when differing with the same the cognizance has been taken by the learned court below under [STATUTE] also. In view of this Court, it is a fit case for consideration of regular bail, if the petitioner Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30973 of 2012 (2) dt.21-09-2012 2/2 surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Samastipur (Muffasil) P.S. Case No. 394 of 2011 pending in the court of learned CJM, Samastipur. With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioner. DKS/ (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.