Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17045 of 2012 (2) dt.14-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17045 of 2012 ====================================================== Raj Kumar Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 14-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] and section 7 of the E.C. Act. 200 bags of IFFCO fertilizer were found being unloaded from the truck and kept in the shop of Lalan Singh who disclosed that the fertilizer belonged to Swablambi Sahkari Samiti. It is submitted that the petitioner is not named in the FIR. When it was verified from the office of the Samiti, the challan was submitted but after several years, the petitioner is sought to be prosecuted in this case. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17045 of 2012 (2) dt.14-05-2012 satisfaction of the learned SDJM, Begusarai in connection with Teghra P.S. Case No. 202 of 2009 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.