Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27138 of 2011 (4) dt.28-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.27138 of 2011 ====================================================== Khelat Paswan, son of Rasik Paswan, resident of Village- Pastbar, Police Station- Mahishi, District- Saharsa. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 4 28-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Mahishi Police Station Case No. 29 of 2011 registered under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that whatever distributed is distributed by Bibha Kumari, Anganbari Sevika, who has been granted bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 20036 of 2011. The petitioner is Ward Member. Under the above facts and circumstances of the case the above named shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks from today thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa, in connection with Mahishi P.S. Case No. 29 of 2011, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of Cr. P.C. with a further condition that if charge sheet has submitted against the petitioner, then petitioner shall surrender and prayed for regular bail. m.p. (Gopal Prasad, 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.