Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.12374 of 2012 ====================================================== Premlata Tiwary .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 10-04-2012 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] . It is alleged that it was agreed between the complainant and the petitioner that the petitioner will sell Indica car for a consideration money of Rs. 1,75,000/- out of which a cheque of Rs. 51,001/- was given which was incashed by the petitioner but subsequently the Indica Car was not transferred to the complainant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the money suit no. 05 of 2008 is also filed with the same accusation. Considering the accusation arising out of contractual nature of dispute between the parties, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12374 of 2012 (2) dt.10-04-2012 2/2 surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 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 the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Munger in connection with Complaint Case No. 342C of 2009, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.