Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.10911 of 2012 ====================================================== Dinesh Kumar Mani .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 03-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the cashier is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation against the petitioner is that he got issued three cheques when first cheque was issued for Rs. 20,000/ but it was interpolated as Rs. 2,20,000/-, second cheque for Rs. 60,000/- but it was interpolated as Rs. 1,60,000/- and similarly third cheque was issued for Rs. 20,000/- but it was interpolated as Rs. 1,20,000/-. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that on the aforesaid three cheques there can be interpolation with digit but the amount has also been written in words but there is no interpolation in words and the informant in order to Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10911 of 2012 (2) dt.03-04-2012 2 / 2 2 save his skin with regard to interpolation in amount he has lodged the present case against the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid submission and the fact that account holder has not denied in signatures on cheques, 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 Atri P.S. Case No. 98 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Gaya, 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: 409

Statute Text:
Section 409 of the Indian Penal Code. Criminal breach of trust by public servant or by banker, merchant or agent, etc. Whoever, being in any manner entrusted with property, or with any dominion over property in his capacity of a public servant or in the way of his business as a banker, merchant, factor, broker, attorney or agent, commits criminal breach of trust in respect of that property, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.