Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.88 of 2012 1. Bighneshwar Singh @ Bindeshwar Singh, 2. Rahul Singh, 3. Kunal Singh Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 2/ 5.1.2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being the agnates of the informant, are apprehending their arrest in a case under [STATUTE] . The specific accusation of assault is against Rahul Singh on the head of the informant. This court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner Rahul Singh. He may surrender and pray for regular bail before the learned court below, which would be considered in view of the fact that the agnates fought for petty dispute and there is counter version of the occurrence also. With regard to petitioner nos. 1 and 3, since for bonafide dispute the occurrence took place and allegation is general against them, let them be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing the bail bond of Rs.10000/(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M. Buxar in Buxar (Mufassil) P.S. Case no. 145 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Anil/ ( Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) 2

Applicable IPC Section: 389

Statute Text:
Section 389 of the Indian Penal Code. Putting a person in fear of accusation of an offence punishable with death, imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for 10 Years in order to commit extortion. Whoever, in order to the committing of extortion, puts or attempts to put any person in fear of an accusation, against that person or any other, of having committed, or attempted to commit, an offence punishable with death or with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine; and, if the offence be punishable under section 377 of this Code, may be punished with imprisonment for life.