Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.34369 of 2012 ====================================================== Sri Harishchandra Bishwas @ Harishchandra Bishwas .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 13-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of forcibly taking money from the beneficiaries of Indira Awas Scheme. The statement has been made in paragraph no. 5 of the petition that the accusation was found false and final form was submitted but differing with the same, cognizance has been taken on 13.01.2012. It is further submitted that other accused Om Prakash Rai @ Mandal @ Om Prakash Mandal has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 31863 of 2012. 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 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34369 of 2012 (2) dt.13-09-2012 2 / 2 2 today in connection with Jagdishpur P.S. Case No. 127 of 2005 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned J.M. Ist Class, Bhagalpur, 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.