Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23710 of 2012 (6) dt.31-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23710 of 2012 ================================================= Raja Ram, son of late Prahalad Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ================================================ CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 6 31-10-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. This application has been filed for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner who is in custody for offences under [STATUTE] , in connection with Warisaliganj P.S. Case No. 40 of 2012 pending in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada. The petitioner is one of the named accused in this case instituted after investigation of earlier instituted case bearing Warisaliganj P.S. Case No. 168/2011 relating to recovery of two vehicles from the possession of petitioner and the paper produced said to be relating with the documents were found fake and fabricated for which there appears no explanation. Having regard to the facts and circumstances, for the present, prayer for regular bail of the petitioner is refused. Simultaneously, courts below are directed to proceed expeditiously and avoid undue delay and adjournment. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.