Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.48119 of 2008 ===================================================== 1. Krishna Kumar Sharma, son of Sri Ram Suphal Sharma. 2. Kamal Sharma. 3. Prashant Kumar Sharma. Both sons of Sri Krishna Kumar Sharma. All residents of village-1016/526 E/4, Uchawa Garhi Rajapur, P.S. Cant., District-Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh at present worker in Zoom International Branch, Kurji, P.S. Digha, District-Patna. .... .... Petitioners. Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. Praveen Singh, son of Sri Upendra Singh, resident of R.K. Traders, just in front of Loyala School, Kurji, P.S. Digha, District-Patna, Permanent residence of Mohalla-14 Katra Road, P.S. Karnal Gunj, District-Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. .... .... Opposite Parties. ===================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioners. : Mrs. Sheela Sharma, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Dashrath Mehta, A.P.P. ===================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER ------------- 11 13-03-2012 Heard both sides. It is relevant to point here that earlier this application was filed on behalf of the three petitioners abovenamed but it appears from the order dated 16.2.2010 passed by a Bench of this Court that this application as against the petitioner no.2 abovenamed has been dismissed. As such, this application survives only with respect to the petitioner nos.1 and 3 abovenamed. The petitioners have approached this Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to quash the F.I.R. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.48119 of 2008 (11) dt.13-03-2012 2 / 2 2 and also the entire criminal proceedings of Digha P.S. Case No.5 of 2003 registered under [STATUTE] . Since in this case chargesheet has already been submitted, therefore, I find no reason to consider the prayer of the petitioners for quashing the F.I.R. and the entire criminal proceedings of the concerned case. Accordingly, this application stands dismissed. However, the petitioners would be at liberty to raise all the points, as raised herein, at the appropriate stage in the trial court. P.S./- (Rajendra Kumar Mishra, 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.