Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13095 of 2012 ====================================================== Rocky Kumar, Son of Mahesh Paswan. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 2 06-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. During course of the day, learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make necessary correction in the prayer portion of the original application. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] , who is languishing in custody since 06.01.2012. In this case, instituted against one Ankit Kumar, petitioner’s name emerged during investigation and under almost similarly situated circumstance, co-accused, namely, Rajesh Kumar Jha @ Chandan Kumar has already been released on bail in pursuance of order dated 16.03.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 8193 of 2012 by a Bench of this Court. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna City, in connection with Alamganj P.S. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13095 of 2012 (2) dt.06-04-2012 2 / 2 2 Case No. 1 of 2012, subject to condition to attend the court regularly on each and every date till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates, without giving any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.