Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.30191 of 2012 ====================================================== Baldeo Choubey @ Baldev Choubey .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 27-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the cow of the informant worth Rs.17,500/- went missing and subsequently the petitioner demanded Rs.5,000/- for release of the same. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that there is no eye witness to the occurrence and only on suspicion accusation has been levelled and for the occurrence of 29.05.2012 the FIR was lodged on 09.06.2012. Considering the delayed lodging of the case, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30191 of 2012 (2) dt.27-08-2012 2/2 before the learned court below within a period of twelve 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Buxar in connection with Buxar (M) P.S. Case No. 131 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) .

Applicable IPC Section: 215

Statute Text:
Section 215 of the Indian Penal Code. Taking gift to help to recover movable property of which a person has been deprived by an offence without causing apprehension of offender. Whoever takes or agrees or consents to take any gratification under pretence or on account of helping any person to recover any movable property of which he shall have been deprived by any offence punishable under this Code, shall, unless he uses all means in his power to cause the offender to be apprehended and convicted of the offence, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.