Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37686 of 2012 (2) dt.03-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.37686 of 2012 ====================================================== Nagendra Kumar Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 03-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of purchasing the complainant’s share of land. It is submitted that the petitioner purchased the land in 1990 from the grand father of the complainant when the mutation has been done in favour of the petitioner and for annulment of the sale deed title suit no. 596 of 2011 has been filed by the complainant. Considering the accusation arising out of civil nature of dispute, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37686 of 2012 (2) dt.03-10-2012 like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Sadar, Patna in connection with complaint case no. 2799 C 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.