Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22351 of 2012 (2) dt.27-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22351 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Birendra Kumar Jha, 2. Krishna Dutta Jha .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 27-06-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] . It is alleged by the complainant that Rita Jha, who happens to be the daughter in law of petitioner no. 2 has sold the land of the complainant in favour of other persons. It is submitted that the land in question is being claimed by Rita Jha as her self acquired property. Considering the thrust of accusation against Rita Jha, 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 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22351 of 2012 (2) dt.27-06-2012 amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Pupari, Sitamarhi in connection with Complaint case no. 90 of 2009 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the 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.