Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.35741 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Tapan Yadav, S/O Late Parasan Yadav, Resident Of Village- Khora Parasa, P.S.- Bagaha, Dist.- West Champaran. 2. Chandrika Ram, S/O Gogal Ram @ Gopal Ram, Resident Of Village- Banchachari, P.S.- Bagaha, Dist.- West Champaran. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 20-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against the petitioners that they received Rs. 5,000/- out of Rs. 35,000/- under Indira Awas Scheme from the beneficiary Umesh Kumar Mishar. It is submitted that the original complainant has received required amount and has retracted from his initial version and has filed a petition to that effect before the learned court below. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35741 of 2012 (2) dt.20-09-2012 2 / 2 2 petitioners, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Bagaha P.S. Case No. 60 of 2010 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 A.C.J.M., Bagaha, West Champaran, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.