Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38822 of 2012 ====================================================== Surya Kumar Sah S/O Rajendra Prasad Resident Of Mohalla Khetari, Nehru Nagar Ara, P.S. Ara (Town), District Bhojpur. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... ......................................................... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 11-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the petitioner being the In-chargre of Purchase Centre, committed irregularities in purchase of grains from the farmers when the signatures of the farmers were not found on the purchase register and purchase was not made in accordance with waiting list when the prices have not been paid through cheques. It is submitted that due to paucity of cheque book, some of the cheques were subsequently issued and the farmers have not made any complaint with regard to irregularities as pointed by the informant. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38822 of 2012 (2) dt.11-10-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Natwar P.S. Case No. 48 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Bikramganj(Rohtas), subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted on affidavit being filed before the learned court below that the petitioner will co-operate in investigation and the said affidavit shall be transmitted by the learned court below to the concerned Investigating Officer of the present case. Non co-operation in investigation by the petitioner will give liberty to the prosecution to file an application for cancellation of bail of petitioner. U.K./- (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.