Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20539 of 2012 ====================================================== Niranjan Keshri .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 25-06-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the driver of the tractor is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. The accusation is of recovery of 70-72 bags of urea. It is alleged that the urea was being carrying to different districts for selling in the black market. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is simply a driver. Moreover, the person who was carrying the urea was arrested. Considering the aforesaid submissions and Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20539 of 2012 (2) dt.25-06-2012 2/2 the quantity of the recovery, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender 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 Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in connection with Bakhri P.S. Case No. 33 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: 420

Statute Text:
Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code. Cheating and there by dishonestly inducing delivery of property, or the making, alteration or destruction of a valuable security. Whoever cheats and thereby dishonestly induces the person deceived to deliver any property to any person, or to make, alter or destroy the whole or any part of a valuable security, or anything which is signed or sealed, and which is capable of being converted into a valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.