Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.15273 of 2012 ====================================================== Sujeet Kumar Singh & Anr. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 25-04-2012 Petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that informant’ daughter was married with one Navin Kumar in 2003. The informant purchased six katha in the name of his daughter and 1 ½ katha in the name of co-accused Navin Kumar, subsequently daughter of the informant died and Navin Kumar transferred the land in favour of the petitioners when it is alleged by the informant that land ought to have been transferred in favour of children of the daughter of the informant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that an application by the informant for cancellation of sale deed of petitioners was dismissed by the Sub-Registrar and for the alleged transfer of 17.03.2010 the case was lodged Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15273 of 2012 (2) dt.25-04-2012 2 / 2 2 on 23.09.2011. Considering the nature of accusation, let the petitioners namely 1. Sujeet Kumar Singh 2. Ranjeet Kumar Singh, in the event of their arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa in connection with Saharsa Sadar P.S. Case No. 455 of 2011. Shageer/- (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.