Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26640 of 2012 (2) dt.31-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.26640 of 2012 ====================================================== Tarachand Paswan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 31-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being Panchayat Secretary is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and sections 3 and 4 of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act It is alleged that the informant’s name figured in the BPL list of 2007-08 of Mirjapur Grampanchayat when 18 others also requested for adding their names when subsequently the informant learnt that in connivance with Panchayat Mukhia, the petitioner prepared a forged and fabricated document and in conspiracy, withdrew rupees twenty five to thirty five thousand for each beneficiary total amounting to Rs.6,30,000 but on demand being made by the informant and others, they were abused and assaulted. It is submitted that the sanctioning authority under Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26640 of 2012 (2) dt.31-07-2012 Indira Awas scheme is Grampanchayat Mukhia when accusation has been levelled for the period 15.9.2011 to 28.9.2011 whereas the petitioner was transferred from the post on 28.6.2010. Considering the fact that Mukhia of the Grampanchayat has been granted anticipatory bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 22934 of 2012, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of 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 Bounsi P.S. Case No. 9 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.