Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17771 of 2012 (2) dt.11-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17771 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Suresh Singh, 2. Vinod Singh, 3. Vinay Singh, 4. Feku Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Dr. Alok Kumar ‘Alok’, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mrs. Reena Sinha, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 11-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that Rs.31,200 was given to the petitioners on 10.7.1989 for executing sale deed with regard to the 14 kathas of land. When the sale deed was not executed, then under a reconciliation, it was decided that the petitioners will return the said amount but the same was not returned and ultimately the petitioners side stopped the informant from going to that land and then the money was said to be treated as extortion amount. It is submitted that there is no proof with regard to payment of money and the accusation has been levelled in the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17771 of 2012 (2) dt.11-05-2012 background of land dispute between the parties. Considering the accusation arising out of civil dispute between the parties, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned SDJM, West, Muzaffarpur in connection with Kudhani P.S. Case No. 6 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.