Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24008 of 2012 (2) dt.18-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24008 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Mustafa @ Mahammad Mustafa .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 18-07-2012 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] . Initially on a complaint being transferred under section 156(3) of the Cr.P.C., the police case was registered when it was alleged that the petitioner extracted money for providing medical treatment to the informant’s son but when it was not proved successful, he was referred to some other hospital. It is submitted that the petitioner has a medical shop. The medicines were taken by the informant and when money was demanded the present case was lodged. The police after investigation submitted final form but on protest, cognizance was taken which was challenged in the revision in which at the initial stage the cognizance order was stayed, then the present case was lodged, though the revision was dismissed in 2012 . Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24008 of 2012 (2) dt.18-07-2012 Considering the aforesaid facts, 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 like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj in connection with Complaint case no. 1622 of 2006 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.