Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44260 of 2011 (3) dt.08-02-2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44260 of 2011 ====================================================== Raj Kumar Yadav .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER ----------- 03/ 08.02.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 7.4.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Admittedly, at the relevant time, petitioner was in jail custody in connection with Ballia P.S. Case no. 3/2010 and forged FSL report was produced in connection with hearing of bail petition of the petitioner and other co-accused. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, particularly, this aspect of the matter that, at best, only a charge of conspiracy can be levelled against the petitioner, let the petitioner, Raj Kumar Yadav, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in Ballia P.S. Case no. 19/2011. Shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,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.