Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17405 of 2012 ====================================================== Arun Kumar S/O Late Ramautar Rai R/O Vill-Narharipur, P.S.- Bhagwanpur, Distt-Begusarai .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.N. SINHA ORAL ORDER 4 07-06-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. Petitioner is the Panchayat Rojgar Sewak, Kiratpur. He is apprehending his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence under [STATUTE] for misappropriation of Rs. 6,36,392/- in connection with plantation of saplings. Before lodging the First Information Report against the petitioner, Ex-Mukhiya, the Agency which was entrusted with plantation and the Panchayat Technical Agency, an enquiry was made to find out whether saplings were actually planted under the NREP Scheme by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Teghara and when it was found that there has been misappropriation of fund in the name of plantation then only the present First Information Report was registered against the petitioner and others. As the lodging of the First Information Report itself Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17405 of 2012 (4) dt.07-06-2012 2 / 2 2 is preceded by an enquiry by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Teghara whose report is dated 11.2.2012, Annexure-2/1, which is the basis of the First Information Report, I am not inclined to admit the petitioner to the privilege of bail in the event of arrest. This Anticipatory Bail petition is, accordingly, rejected with direction to the petitioner to surrender in the court below and apply for regular bail which should be considered in accordance with law without being prejudiced by the fact that this Court has not admitted him to the privilege of bail in the event of arrest. Let this order be communicated to the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in connection with Bhagwanpur P.S.Case No. 16 of 2012 through fax on payment of usual charges by the petitioner. Arjun/- (V.N. Sinha, 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.