Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39376 of 2012 (2) dt.16-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.39376 of 2012 ====================================================== Raju Sahani .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 16-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of giving three lacs rupees for providing employment to the informant’s son and others but neither the job was provided nor money was returned. It is submitted that money was given to Ramdeo Sahani and it is only alleged against the petitioner that he was present when the money was being given. It is orally submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and FIR has been lodged after four years of the cause of action. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on 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. 10,000/- (ten Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39376 of 2012 (2) dt.16-10-2012 thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Saran in connection with Manjhi P.S. Case No. 186 of 2011 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.