Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25651 of 2010 ====================================================== Basant Kumar son of Late Nanhak Lal, R/O Mohalla Nayageon, Alamganj, District Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Smt. Malti Devi, W/O Nathuni Mehta, D/O Late Jhamali Mahto. 3. Awadh Nath Prasad S/O Nathuni Mehta, both R/O of Pitambara Mandir Colony (Arfabad Colony), P.O.- Guljarbagh, P.S. Alamganj, Distt. Patna. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Kumar Alok, with Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocates. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. J.K.Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 27-07-2012 Heard. By raising a question of merit of the criminal prosecution registered under [STATUTE] , the petitioner seeks cancellation of bail of Opposite Party no.2 & 3 granted to them by order dated 09.12.2009 passed in Anticipatory Bail Application No. 7239 of 2009 by the learned Sessions Judge, Patna, in terms of Section 438 Cr. P.C. By the impugned order, the learned Sessions Judge has recorded a finding of fact that the dispute between the parties is that of civil liability and, therefore, the privilege of anticipatory bail was granted to the accused- Opposite Party no.2 and 3. No other legal point has been raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner for cancellation of bail. In the facts and circumstances set forth above, no case for cancellation of bail is made out. The application stands dismissed. BTiwary/- (Birendra Prasad Verma, 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.