Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36517 of 2012 (2) dt.04-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.36517 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Lallan Singh S/O Ram Nagina Singh R/O Vill-Madhopur, P.S.- Madhuban, Distt-East Champaran .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 04-10-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner is accused in Madhuban P.S. Case No. 7 of 2011 for offences under [STATUTE] . The allegation is that beneficiaries of Indira Awas Yojna (JAY) of village Naurangia, Gopalpur Panchayat gave their statements that Postmaster Ajay Kumar Singh, Lallan Singh, Virendra Singh, Sambh Singh, Guddu Singh and Gopaljee Singh have taken up to Good for 8000/- rupees commission. In inspection, 392 accounts of beneficiaries of JAY, MNREGA and old age pension schemes were found opened in Post office and Rs.6,34000/- was found in the bag of postmaster Ajay Kumar Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36517 of 2012 (2) dt.04-10-2012 Singh which was not entered in cashbook of post office. In bag a list was also found on which L.K.S. was written. The learned counsel appearing for petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and the petitioner is in custody since1 11.7.2012. Having regard to the facts and the circumstances of the case, the petitioner above named, is directed to be released ton bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari. Sudha/- (Rajendra Kumar Mishra, 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.