Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.29908 of 2012 ====================================================== Brahmdeo Sharma & Ors. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 24-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners, informant and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that in presence of these petitioners, Satya Narayan Sharma taken Rs. 1,56,000/-from the informant on promise to transfer the land but neither money was returned nor the land was transferred. It is submitted that money was not paid to these petitioners and Satya Narayan Sharma filed Title Suit No. 66 of 2001 in which he admitted that money being taken by him. Considering thrust of accusation against Satya Narayan Sharma, let the petitioners, Brahmdeo Sharma, Saroj Sharma, Hirdya Nand, Rabindra Sharma, Rajendra Sharma, Ajit Sharma, Raju Sharma, Musaphir Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29908 of 2012 (2) dt.24-08-2012 2 / 2 2 Sharma and Bhirigu Nath Sharma @ Deepak Sharma @ Deepak Kumar Sharma 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 Brahmpur (K.B.) P.S. Case No. 120 of 2012 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 C.J.M. Buxar, 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.