Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15847 of 2012 (2) dt.27-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.15847 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Mahtab Alam @ Md. Mahtab Alam, 2. Ramesh Kumar Karan alias Ramesh Lal Karan alias Ramesh Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 27-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that some one was cutting soil from the land of the informant. When the informant protested, then these petitioners demanded rupees eight lacs from the informant. It is submitted that the petitioners earlier lodged Sanaha against the informant and statement has been made in the petition that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15847 of 2012 (2) dt.27-04-2012 satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in connection with Sitamarhi P.S. Case No. 58 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.