Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36203 of 2012 (2) dt.24-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.36203 of 2012 ====================================================== Smt. Sakuntala Singh @ Shakuntala Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 24-09-2012 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] . The complainant purchased land from the husband of this petitioner for consideration of rupees one lac seventy thousand. Subsequently, it was found that the land was earlier mortgaged with a bank. It is submitted that more than four lacs rupees have been paid to the bank. The petitioner undertakes that the balance amount will be paid to the bank within one year and title suit being T.S. No. 329 of 2009 is pending. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional 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. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36203 of 2012 (2) dt.24-09-2012 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned C.J.M., Saran at Chapra in connection with Complaint Case No. 3376 of 2009 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The provisional anticipatory bail of the petitioner shall be confirmed on the deposit of balance loan amount in the bank. 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.