Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19160 of 2011 (2) dt.11-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19160 of 2011 ====================================================== Shailendra Jha .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar & Anr. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ratnakar Jha, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 11-12-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. In this case, petitioner is challenging the order dated 19th September 2008 rising from Town (Rahika) P.S.Case No. 424/07 whereby and whereunder the court below has taken cognizance for offences [STATUTE] any error in the order. This petition is accordingly, dismissed with liberty to raise all the points at the appropriate stage of trial. Jay/- (Shivaji Pandey, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 348

Statute Text:
Section 348 of the Indian Penal Code. Wrongful confinement for the purpose of extorting confession or information, or of compelling restoration of property etc. Whoever wrongfully confines any person for the purpose of extorting from the person confined or any person interested in the person confined any confession or any information which may lead to the detection of an offence or misconduct, or for the purpose of constraining the person confined or any person interested in the person confined to restore or to cause the restoration of any property or valuable security or to satisfy any claim or demand, or to give information which may lead to the restoration of any property or valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.