Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.3193 of 2012 ====================================================== Munna Yadav @ Munna Kumar Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 09-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Saharsa P.S. Case No. 25 of 2011 registered under [STATUTE] pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa. The accusation of making assault with brickbat is against four accused persons. Two injuries have been found to be grievous. This Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, however, it appears that Yogendra Yadav @ Yogendra PD. Yadav and others have been granted regular bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 17742 of 2011, I see no reason for the learned court below not to give the same privilege to the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3193 of 2012 (3) dt.09-02-2012 2 / 2 2 petitioner if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks. With the above observation, this application is, accordingly, disposed off. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioner. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 385

Statute Text:
Section 385 of the Indian Penal Code. Putting or attempting to put in fear of injury, in order to commit extortion. Whoever, in order to the committing of extortion, puts any person in fear, or attempts to put any person in fear, of any injury, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.