Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.39819 of 2012 ====================================================== Reena Devi, W/O Sri Pradeep Kumar @ Pradeep Maharaj, resident of East Saristabad, P.S- Gardanigabh, Distt- Patna. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 5 08-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the informant and 12 others contacted one Ranjeet Singh who assured to provide employment in Railways. Subsequently, Ranjeet Singh introduced the informant and others to the husband of the petitioner Pradeep Kumar @ Pradeep Maharaj when the payments to the tune of Rs. 2,50,000/- to 4,00,000/- each were made. It is alleged against this petitioner that being the wife of Pradeep Kumar gave assurance on telephone that the appointment of the informant and others is being processed. It is submitted by learned senior counsel for the petitioner that there is no allegation that Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39819 of 2012 (5) dt.08-11-2012 2 / 2 2 any payment was made to her when the husband of the petitioner lodged Informatory Petition No.974 of 2012 before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna, on 26.03.2012 against the present informant Sudhanshu Kumar and others and thereafter the present First Information Report has been lodged on 09.07.2012. A statement has been made in paragraph no. 16 of the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, 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 Gardanibagh P.S. Case No. 214 of 2012 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. Patna, 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: 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.