Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.37567 of 2012 ====================================================== Raj Kumar Sah @ Raj Kr. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. The Vigilance, Bihar, Patna .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 12-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the Vigilance. The petitioner being the bodyguard of a MLA is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 7/13 of Prevention of Corruption Act. It is alleged that the petitioner realized Rs.65,000/- from the informant for getting him recruited as Constable in Bihar Police when neither appointment was made nor the money was returned and thereafter life threatening was given. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the informant has retracted from the initial version and filed a petition to that effect before the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37567 of 2012 (2) dt.12-10-2012 2/2 learned court below. It is submitted by learned counsel for the Vigilance that the accusation is specific. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his 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 Special Judge, Vigilance-II, Patna in connection with Special Case No. 32 of 2011 arising out of K. Hat P.S. Case No. 547 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. The learned court below will be at liberty to cancel the bail of the petitioner if he fails to appear on three consecutive occasions during trial. DKS/ (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.