Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23764 of 2012 (3) dt.11-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23764 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Kishore Paswan, 2. Manoj Sah .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 11-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioner no. 1 being ex-Mukhia and petitioner no. 2 being the supporter of petitioner no. 1 are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . FIR was instituted on the complaint of six persons that the petitioners realized rupees five thousand from them out of benefits under Indira Aawas scheme. It is submitted that the complainants are neither the beneficiaries of the Indira Aawas Scheme nor their accounts were opened. This submission of learned counsel for the petitioners has not been controverted by the learned APP. 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 twelve Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23764 of 2012 (3) dt.11-09-2012 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 CJM, Saharsa in connection with Mahishi P.S. Case No. 84 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.