Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3218 of 2012 (2) dt.23-01-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.3218 of 2012 ====================================================== Hamid Raja Ansari, son of Late Gulam Mustafa Ansari, resident of Village- Ataullahpur, P.S. Lalganj, District- Vaishali. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner. : Mr. Ajay Kumar Thakur, Advocate. Ms. Babita Kumari, Advocate. For the Opposite Party. : Mr. Hriday Prasad Singh, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD) 2 23-01-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Bidupur P.S. Case No. 193 of 2007, registered for offence under [STATUTE] . However, bail petition of the petitioner has been rejected thrice and last was on 06. 01. 2010. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that charge has been framed on 12. 07. 2010, but since then no witness has been examined in this case and hence prayed for regular bail. However, taking into consideration the facts and Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3218 of 2012 (2) dt.23-01-2012 circumstance, the court below is directed to dispose of the case within six months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. However, if the case of the petitioner is not disposed of within six months, then the petitioner shall be released on bail to the satisfaction of the court below subject to the condition that the petitioner cooperate with the trial. 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.