Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.36221 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Md. Najmul Haque S/O Md. Mohiuddin R/O Village - Baluganj, P.S. Azamnagar, District – Katihar. 2. Md. Mohiuddin S/O Late Ibad Ali R/O Village - Baluganj, P.S. Azamnagar, District – Katihar. 3. Md. Afsar Alam @ Md. Afsar S/O Samsher R/O Village – Baluganj, P.S. Azamnagar, District – Katihar. 4. Md. Haider S/O Late Sk. Shahabuddin R/O Village - Baltar, P.S. Barsoi, District – Katihar. 5. Md. Danesh S/O Md. Harizuddin R/O Village - Kota, P.S. Barsoi, District – Katihar. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 24-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The complainant is the mother-in-law of petitioner no. 1. The accusations are of entering into the house, making assault, taking thumb impression of daughter of the complainant and taking Rs. 10,000/- from the box. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36221 of 2012 (2) dt.24-09-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the accusation in view of the strained relationship between the petitioner no. 1 and daughter of the complainant, let the petitioners, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Complaint Case No. 1800 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Katihar, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 385

Statute Text:
Section 385 of the Indian Penal Code. Putting or attempting to put in fear of injury, in order to commit extortion. Whoever, in order to the committing of extortion, puts any person in fear, or attempts to put any person in fear, of any injury, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.