Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9134 of 2012 (2) dt.29-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.9134 of 2012 ====================================================== Suresh Thakur, son of Late Hardev Thakur, resident of Village- Sisauni, P.S. Harlakhi, District- Madhubani. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== WITH Criminal Miscellaneous No.9135 of 2012 ====================================================== Rohit Kumar Thakur, son of Sri Vijay Kant Thakur, resident of Village- Hakaswar, P.S. Harlakhi, District- Madhubani. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== WITH Criminal Miscellaneous No.9376 of 2012 ====================================================== Mithilesh Ram, S/o Late Rambriksha Ram, resident of Village-Sonail, P.S. Khirhar, District- Madhubani. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar. .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 29-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. All the three bail applications have heard together and disposed of by the common order as all the three cases arises out of the same F.I.R. The petitioners have been arrested in connection with Harlakhi P.S. Case No. 41 of 2011, for offence under [STATUTE] . Allegation against the petitioners is that they are licensee of Public Distribution System and according to the scheme of SGRY and NFFWP they Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9134 of 2012 (2) dt.29-02-2012 got food grains which was required to be publicly distributed by the Government agency. Petitioner Suresh Thakur is in jail custody since 29. 12. 2011, petitioner Rohit Kumar Thakur is in jail custody since 17. 11. 2011 and petitioner Mithilesh Ram is in jail custody since 28. 12. 2011. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioners are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhubani, in connection with Harlakhi P.S. Case No. 41 of 2011. m.p. (Gopal Prasad, 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.