Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31725 of 2012 (2) dt.24-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31725 of 2012 ====================================================== 1.Vipin Kumar 2.Banti Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 24-08-2012 Heard. This is a petition for regular bail for the offence under [STATUTE] . There is allegation of pick pocketing of Rs.18,000/- from the back pocket of the informant. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that neither the petitioners were apprehended at the spot nor anything has been recovered from their possession. They have no criminal antecedent. However, petitioner no.1 is in jail custody since 19.5.2012 and petitioner no.2 is in jail Custody since 18.5.2012. He further submits that no Test Identification Parade has been held. In the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioners above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31725 of 2012 (2) dt.24-08-2012 to the satisfaction of A.C.J.M., Danapur, in Danapur P.S. Case No.185/12 subject to the condition and one of the bailers would be near relative who file an affidavit about criminal antecedent of the petitioners upon which the trial court shall confirm their bail bons. AnilKrSinha/- (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.