Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33098 of 2011 (4) dt.30-01-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33098 of 2011 ====================================================== Dilip Kumar Singh @ Dilip Singh .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Digvijay Narayan Singh For the Opposite Party : Mr. Mani Madhukar, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA) ----------- 04/ 30.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 7.7.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Admittedly, no stolen vehicle has been recovered from the conscious possession of the petitioner and it is stated that document relating to vehicle bearing registration no. MP-17A 5084 was recovered from the house of the petitioner. It is contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that aforesaid vehicle bearing registration no. MP-17A 5084 has been purchased by the petitioner from one B.N. Subbana and, therefore, none of the offences are applicable against the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as period of detention of the petitioner in jail custody, let the petitioner, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33098 of 2011 (4) dt.30-01-2012 Dilip Kumar Singh @ Dilip Singh, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna in Gardanibagh P.S. Case no. 156/2011. Shahid Hassan (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,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.