Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.12503 of 2012 ====================================================== Manoj Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== With Criminal Miscellaneous No.12962 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Pravin Kumar 2. Md. Harun Mallik. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 10-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged by the informant that he purchased the land on 25.05.1964 from one Lothi Devi and subsequently the siad land was sold by the son of the original landholder to Pravin Kumar (petitioner of Cr. Misc. No.12962 of 2012) when Md. Haroon Malik was witness to the sale deed. It is alleged against Manoj Kumar (petitioner of Cr. Misc. No. 12503 of 2012) being Revenue Kramchari that he prepared the report for mutation of the land in question in favour of Pravin Kumar. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12503 of 2012 (2) dt.10-04-2012 2/2 It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the thrust of accusation is against Ramanand Barahi who executed the sale deed. Considering the accusation arising out of civil dispute between the parties, let the above named petitioners 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda, Biharsharif in connection with Ben P.S. Case No. 08 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.