Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6285 of 2012 ====================================================== Lakshmi Sah@Lakshmi Narayan Prasad .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 05-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the Ex-Panchayat Mukhiya is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 7 of the E. C. Act. It appears that Bishwanath Singh and Braj Nandan Baitha were caught by the villagers while carrying some grains who disclosed that they were carrying grains from the P.D. S. dealer Ram Lakhan Baitha to reach the same to the petitioner. It is submitted that there is nothing on record to suggest that the grains were being taken to the petitioner’s place and except confession of apprehended accused there is nothing on record to suggest the complicity of petitioner. It appears that P.D.S. dealer Ram Lakhan Baitha has been Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6285 of 2012 (2) dt.05-03-2012 2 / 2 2 granted anticipatory bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 30997 of 2006. It is further submitted that investigation is still pending and the petitioner was not aware about his involvement in the present case. Considering the nature of accusation, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Dumra P.S. Case No. 52 of 2006 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Sitamarhi, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The bail bond of the petitioner will be accepted on affidavit being filed by the petitioner that he will co-operate in investigation and the learned court below will transmit the same to the Investigating Officer of the present case. U.K./- (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.