Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.27137 of 2012 ====================================================== Ram Udgar Jha S/O Late Jai Nath Jha Resident Of Village- Maichaitta, P.S.- Sakatpur, P.O.- Kurso Nadiami, District- Darbhanga. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar & Anr. .... .... Opposite Parties. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 5 17-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, complainant and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 138 of the N.I. Act. It is alleged that the petitioner took money Rs. 13,00,000/- from the complainant for promotion of business when the petitioner issued a cheque of Rs. 13,10,000/- which got bounced. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner issued a cheque of Rs. 3,10,000/- which has been interpolated as Rs.13,10,000/- when it is submitted by learned counsel for the complainant that maliciously the petitioner first gave direction to the Bank to stop the payment and thereafter he is taking excuse of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27137 of 2012 (5) dt.17-12-2012 2 / 2 2 interpolation in the cheque when no over writing has been done. Considering the nature of accusation, let the petitioner, above named, be released on provisional anticipatory bail for four months in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Complaint Case No.681 of 2011, Tr. No. 2432 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 Vaishali at Hajipur, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. If the matter will be settled between the parties then the learned court below shall confirm the provisional bail of the petitioner otherwise the petitioner shall surrender and pray for regular bail. 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.