Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.40910 of 2011 ====================================================== 1.Balindra Prasad, Son of Sri Hira Prasad Sah. 2.Ranjan Kumar Singh, Son of Sri Rama Shankar Singh. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA) 3 01-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, who is armed with carbon/xerox copy of the case diary up to paragraph – 73 dated 15/11/2011. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] , are named accused in this case of some sort of extortion and rangdari. Submission is of false implication and also resolution of dispute between the parties for which petition of compromise has been filed which is on record. If, it is so, and the informant appearing before the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.40910 of 2011 (3) dt.01-02-2012 2 / 2 2 court below, on due identification supports the factum of compromise with his free will and consent without any coercion and also stood as one of the bailors, in the event of their arrest/surrender before the court below within four weeks, let the above named petitioners be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Railway Judicial Magistrate, Katihar, in connection with Kishanganj Rail P.S. Case No. 24 of 2011, subject to condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with additional condition to remain physically present before the court below till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.