Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24125 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Chanchala Devi 2. Jyoti Narain Pandey. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 19-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners being the Panchayat Mukhiyas are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Sections 63, 65 and 68 of the Copy Rights Act. It is alleged that during raid in connection with Arms case it came to the light that the FIR named accused persons used to supply duplicate solar lights to various Gram Panchayats without having VAT registration. The accusation is that the petitioners being Panchayat Mukhiyas used to direct for supply of solar lights from specific shop. It is submitted by learned counsels for the petitioners that purchase was made in pursuance to direction of the Deputy Development Commissioner whereby purchase was directed to be made from specific shop. It is further submitted that the several Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24125 of 2012 (2) dt.19-07-2012 2/2 accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in connection with Sitamarhi P.S. Case No. 595 of 2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.