Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.3734 of 2011 ====================================================== Md. Sohail Khan @ Md. Sahil, son of Md. Ayub Khan, Proprietor Electronics Enterprises, Amla Tola, Police Station- Katihar, District- Katihar. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Md. Ahsan Raja, son of Jahi Islamuddin, resident of Village- Altabari, P.S. Bahadurganj, District- Kishanganj. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Raj Kumar, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singh, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 14-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This application has been filed for quashing the order dated 24.5.2010 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kishanganj in Complaint Case No.C-1265 of 2009 by which the learned Magistrate has taken cognizance against the petitioner for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Looking to the facts and circumstances of the case, for the present this Court does not inclined to interfere with the impugned order. Accordingly this application is dismissed. However, the petitioner will be at liberty to raise Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3734 of 2011 (2) dt.14-03-2012 2 / 2 2 all the points before the trial court at the appropriate stage. Vinay/- (Shivaji Pandey, 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.