Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14585 of 2012 ====================================================== Baiju Rai S/O Late Ganga Rai R/O Village - Sherpur, Police Station - Maner, District - Patna .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajeev Ranjan Sinha, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Dinesh Singh, Addl. P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIRENDRA PRASAD VERMA ORAL ORDER 2 06-04-2012 Heard. The petitioner seeks bail in a criminal prosecution registered under [STATUTE] . It is submitted that the alleged occurrence is said to have taken place in the year 2007 and the F.I.R. was lodged after undue and unexplained delay of about four years. It is also highlighted that the present case has been lodged due to certain family disputes as both sides are related to each other. The petitioner is said to be in judicial custody since 30.12.2011. In the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned ACJM, Danapur (Patna) in connection with Maner P.S. Case No. 308 of 2011. BTiwary/- (Birendra Prasad Verma, 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.