Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19941 of 2012 ====================================================== Santan Prasad S/O Late Lakhan Prasad Resident Of Mohalla- Patel Nagar (Behind Post Office), P.S.- Town, P.S.- Aurangabad, District- Aurangabad. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar & Anr. .... .... Opposite Parties. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 7 03-12-2012 The matter is being adjourned since 04.09.2012 to resolve the issue. On 05.11.2012, the matter was adjourned for today as a last indulgence. Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, informant and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that 05 decimals of land was transferred by the petitioner in favour of the informant when subsequently it was found that the land was earlier hypothecated to The State Bank of India. It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that the matter has been resolved between the parties. However, the said contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is being Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19941 of 2012 (7) dt.03-12-2012 2 / 2 2 controverted by the learned counsel for the informant. In the circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, be released on provisional anticipatory bail for six months in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Aurangabad (T)P.S. Case No. 193 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Aurangabad (Bihar) subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The provisional bail of the petitioner shall be confirmed by the learned court below if the petitioner and the informant file any such application before the learned court below that the matter has been resolved between the parties. U.K./- (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.