Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.7809 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Prabhat Kumar Singh, 2. Pradeep Kumar Singh, 3. Sunaina Devi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 16-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being agnates of the informant are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the petitioner received rupees three lacs seventy five thousand for transferring the land but the sale deed was not executed nor the money was returned. It is submitted that the petitioners are agnate of the informant and due to land dispute, the case was lodged and there is no proof with regard to the payment of money. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7809 of 2012 (2) dt.16-03-2012 2 / 2 2 thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rohtas, Sasaram in connection with Nokha P.S. Case No. 217/2010 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.