Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.29222 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Chandeshwar Pandey, son of Madan Mohan Pandey. 2. Wahid Ansari @ Md. Wahid, son of Ekramual Haque. Both residents of village- Mangalpur, P.S. Laukaria (Pathakauli), District-West Champaran. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 16-08-2012 It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that petitioner no. 2 has been arrested. Hence, his application has become infructuous and accordingly, it is dismissed. Heard learned counsels for the petitioner no.1 and the State. The petitioner no.1 is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of withdrawing money under Indira Awas Scheme with regard to wife of the informant by presenting some other lady. It is submitted that the petitioner is neither the panchayat representative nor holding any post of administration and money was paid to the informant’s wife through bank. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29222 of 2012 (2) dt.16-08-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner no. 1 except petitioner no. 2 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 (Pathakauli)P.S. Case No. 404 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M. Bagaha, 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.