Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13429 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Haphij Md. Shadab @ Md. Shadab 2. Md. Safique 3. Md. Nizamuddin. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 16-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of putting the poultry farm of the informant on fire as a result of which chickens and other items of the shop got burnt. It is also alleged that the signature of the father of the complainant was taken on blank paper. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the father of the complainant got a Sanha lodged on 30.03.2011 to the effect that the poultry farm got burnt due to accidental fire, moreover, for the occurrence of 29.03.2011 the complaint was filed on 04.04.2011. Considering the delayed filing of the complaint which clouds the bona fide of the accusation, let the above named Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13429 of 2012 (2) dt.16-04-2012 2/2 petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of 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 Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rosera, Samastipur in connection with Complaint Case No. 218 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.