Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4042 of 2012 ====================================================== Sunil Kumar Rai .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 08-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of making extortion demand of Rs. 50,000/- and pelting of stones by 25-26 persons. A statement has been made in the petition that no injury has been caused and it is submitted that initially the petitioner and the informant were doing real estate business but subsequently due to some dispute, the case has been lodged. It is further submitted that admittedly no payment has been made, hence no case under [STATUTE] is made out. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4042 of 2012 (2) dt.08-02-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing the bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna in connection with Rajeev Nagar P.S. Case No. 05 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr. P.C. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 387

Statute Text:
Section 387 of the Indian Penal Code. Putting or attempting to put a person in fear of death or grievous hurt in order to commit extortion. Whoever in order to the committing of extortion, puts or attempts to put 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 seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.