Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22107 of 2012 (3) dt.12-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.22107 of 2012 ====================================================== Gautam Kumar Paswan @ Gautam Paswan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Lakshmi Kant Sharma, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Uma Shankar Pd. Singh, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 12-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the Panchayat Sewak is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . During enquiry it was found that in place of Rs.6,00,000/-, Rs.4,00,000/- has found to be in cash book when Rs.2,00,000/- has been misappropriated in lieu of Panchayat Mukhiya. Let the learned court below consider the regular bail of the petitioner, if the petitioner surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Akangarsarai P.S. Case No. 84 of 2011 pending in Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.22107 of 2012 (3) dt.12-12-2012 the court of learned CJM, Nalanda. With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioner. DKS/ (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.