Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44005 of 2011 (3) dt.29-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 44005 of 2011 ====================================================== Rakesh Kumar @ Rakesh Sah .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 3 29-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. This is a petition for grant of anticipatory bail in a case under [STATUTE] and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he is ready to keep the victim along with his daughter. Learned counsel for the opposite party no. 2, however, submits that the petitioner and the victim were blessed with a child but the petitioner has married another lady though she is ready to live with the petitioner, subject to the condition that the petitioner will keep the victim with due dignity. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44005 of 2011 (3) dt.29-03-2012 surrender before the learned court below within a period of four weeks on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in connection with Sitamarhi P. S. Case No. 285 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. as well as subject to the conditions that the petitioner shall keep the victim with due dignity and the trial court at the time of granting bail shall satisfy itself that the petitioner shall keep the victim with due dignity and if the complainant complains about not keeping the victim with due dignity then the trial court may cancel the bail bond of the petitioner. However, in case they do not live together then the petitioner shall pay maintenance of Rs.1,000/- per month till the maintenance decided by a competent court. Kundan/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.