Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.43157 of 2012 ====================================================== Manoj Kumar Sah @ Manoj Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 18-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 40 of the Bihar Mines and Minerals Concession Rules. It is alleged that on 21.02.2011, it was found that the petitioner was running the brick kiln without any authorization and causing loss to the government. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that for the inspection made on 21.02.2011, the FIR was lodged on 10.05.2011. The petitioner undertakes to deposit the required taxes/fee under the Act for running the brick kiln before furnishing the bail bonds. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.43157 of 2012 (2) dt.18-12-2012 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, West Champaran at Bettiah in connection with Mainatand P.S. Case No. 20 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted by learned court below on filing affidavit by the petitioner that the petitioner has submitted the required taxes/fee for running the brick kiln for the present financial year. 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.