Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.42811 of 2012 ====================================================== Tuliya Mandal @ Tulai Mandal Son Of Late Palak Mandal The Then Panchayat Sachiv, Jakhar Dharampur Panchayat, Resident Of Village - Fatehpur, P.S. - Rosera, District - Samastipur. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar. .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 14-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the Panchayat Secretary is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of installing sub-standard solar lights after purchased from un-authorized dealer. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the report of the Block Development Officer reflects that 20 solar lights were installed in 2006-07 and 2007-08 though it was not purchased from the authorized dealer and those lights were not in working condition on the alleged date but it is repairable. It is further submitted that on the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42811 of 2012 (2) dt.14-12-2012 2 / 2 2 alleged date, there was no authorization for purchase from BREDA when purchase was made after approval when installation of lights has been found by the Enquiring Officer. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, above named, 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 Rosera P.S. Case No. 81 of 2012 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. Rosera, District-Samastipur, 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.