Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6461 of 2012 ====================================================== Shashi Singh@Shashi Bhushan Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 27-02-2012 The present case has been placed on the top of the list at the behest of the petitioner for being taken up out of turn since the petitioner’s daughter is getting married on 02.03.2012, a supplementary affidavit to that effect has also been filed. Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged against seven persons to have dragged the informant and made assault, subsequently this petitioner made the extortion demand. The injury report has been brought on record which suggests superficial nature of injury. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6461 of 2012 (2) dt.27-02-2012 2 / 2 2 that there is land dispute between the parties for which title suit is going on between the parties and the informant has subsequently retracted from his initial version and has filed a petition to that effect before the learned court below. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner, be released on anticipatory bail, in the event 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 to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Barh, Patna in connection with Barh P.S. Case No. 209 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.