Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.27382 of 2012 ====================================================== Vijay Shankar Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 09-08-2012 Petitioner being panchayat secretary is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Accusation is of purchase of solar lights at the higher price of 42,500/- instead of fixed price of Rs. 28,400/- and it was not purchased from the specified government agency. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that solar lights were purchased on approval of the resolution by the gram sabha which was being approved by the District Magistrate also when there was no proper instruction by the Block Office with regard to compulsory purchase of solar lights to be made from BPEDA and Beltron. It is further submitted that during investigation, it has found that no Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27382 of 2012 (3) dt.09-08-2012 2 / 2 2 villager has supported the accusation. Considering the same, let the petitioner namely Vijay Shankar Singh, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Buxar in connection with Dhansoi P.S. Case No. 8 of 2012. Shageer/- (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.