Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19871 of 2012 ====================================================== Ravijee @ Ravi Ranjan Singh @ Ravi Prakash .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 21-06-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that informant being grain dealer transported 160 quintals of rice to the truck of the petitioner but it could not reach to the destination when petitioner was informed. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the driver of the truck fled away with the articles for which the petitioner lodged a complaint case against the driver and cleaner of the truck in which informant is a witness and the truck is still traceless. It is further submitted that the bona fide of the petitioner is apparent from the fact that when he could not find the articles to reach at the destination, he filed informatory petition also. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19871 of 2012 (2) dt.21-06-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the fact that thrust of accusation is against the driver of the truck, let the petitioner namely Ravijee @ Ravi Ranjan Singh @ Ravi Prakash, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail 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, Bhojpur, Arrah in connection with Arrah Nawadah P.S. Case No. 73 of 2012. Shageer/- (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.