Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4122 of 2012 (2) dt.13-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4122 of 2012 ====================================================== Gopal Kumar Sharma .... .... Petitioner. Versus The C.B.I., through S.P., C.B.I., Patna .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 13-02-2012 Heard learned senior counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the C.B.I. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against the petitioner that he got appointment as a teacher in the Primary School on the basis of forged transfer order. It is submitted by learned senior counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner by virtue of appointment has received Rs. 17,552/- which he is ready to deposit before the learned court below. It is further submitted that investigation is complete and charge sheet has been submitted in the matter. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4122 of 2012 (2) dt.13-02-2012 Considering the fact that charge sheet has been submitted it is a good ground for consideration of regular bail. Let the learned court below consider the same and pass appropriate order and try to dispose off the same preferably on the same day if the petitioner surrenders and prays for regular bail within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt/production of copy of this order and deposit the alleged received amount of Rs. 17,552-/ in connection with R.C. No. 5(A) 2006-ACB/Patna, pending in the court of the learned Special Judicial Magistrate, C.B.I., Patna. With this observation, the application is disposed off. Let the order be faxed to the learned court below at the cost of the petitioner. U.K./- (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.