Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17426 of 2012 (2) dt.15-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17426 of 2012 ====================================================== Sipahi Sarfaraj Khan@Sarfaraj Khan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 15-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against one Arman Khan to have demanded some money through phone. It is alleged by the informant that he also heard the voice of some other persons on the telephone. It is submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. His name sprang up on confession and even assuming the accusation, no offence under [STATUTE] is made out and others have been granted anticipatory bail. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named 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 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17426 of 2012 (2) dt.15-05-2012 satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur in connection with Chainpur P.S. Case No. 152 of 2010 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 386

Statute Text:
Section 386 of the Indian Penal Code. extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt. Whoever commits extortion by putting 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 ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.