Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33173 of 2012 ====================================================== Dilip Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 11-09-2012 Petitioner being panchayat Mukhiya is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Accusation is of committing irregularity in appointment of panchayat teacher in 2006. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that in 2008 itself the enquiry was initiated when no irregularity was found and enquiry was closed and for the cause of action of 2006, the First Information Report has been lodged in 2012. Considering the same, let the petitioner namely Dilip Singh, in the event of his 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. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33173 of 2012 (2) dt.11-09-2012 2 / 2 2 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chapra, Saran in connection with Amnour P.S. Case No. 29 of 2012. 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.