Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44286 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Prabhu Prasad @ Prabhu Ranjan Singh son of Amresh Prasad resident of village- Sirisiya, PS-Palanwa, District-East Champaran & 2. Amresh Prasad son of Jagat Sah resident of village- Sirisiya, PS-Palanwa, District-East Champaran. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 2/ 10-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, informant and the State. The petitioners seek anticipatory bail in a case instituted for the offence under [STATUTE] and section ¾ of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Considering that the case arises out of a complaint and the occurrence had taken place way back in the year 1997, it is ordered that the event of surrender/ arrest of the petitioners, named above, within four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order in connection with Complaint Case No.106 of 1997, they shall be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.5,000/- (five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each or any other surety to be fixed by the court below to the satisfaction of the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44286 of 2011 (2) dt.10-02-2012 2 / 2 2 Sadar, Motihari, subject to the conditions as laid down under sections 438(2) Cr. P. C. and (i) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner, who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioners. The bailors will undertake to furnish information to the court about any change in the address of the petitioners, (ii) That the petitioners will be well represented on each date and if they fail to do so on two consecutive dates, their bail will be liable to be cancelled. JA/- (Anjana Prakash, 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.