Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24593 of 2012 ====================================================== Sheela Devi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 01-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the Headmistress of the school is apprehending her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the informant being the District Education Officer asked for a show cause with regard to not performing the duty properly and not maintaining the records with regard to fund of mid-day meal and dress, when the show cause was issued to the petitioner which was not found satisfactory and then the case has been lodged. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that none of the accusations are specific and when the show cause was not found satisfactory, the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24593 of 2012 (2) dt.01-08-2012 2/2 informant has remedy to proceed with departmental proceeding. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria in connection with Narpatganj P.S. Case No. 355 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (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.