Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ No.425 of 2012 ====================================================== Dr. Birendra Kumar Lal S/O Sri Dev Narayan Lal R/O Village - Punaura House No. 92, P.S. Town, Distt. - Sitamarhi .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Through The Director General Of Police, Bihar, Patna 2. The Dirctor General Of Police, Bihar, Patna Director General Of Police, Bihar, Patna 3. The Inspector General Of Police, Tirhut Zone, Muzaffarpur 4. The Deputy Inspector General Of Police, Tirhut Range, Muzaffarpur 5. The Superintendent Of Police, Sitamarhi 6. Md. Husnain, The Then Additional Superintendent Of Police, Sitamarhi 7. Niranjan Prasad, The Then Officer Incharge - Cum - Inspector, Town Thana, Sitamarhi 8. Naresh Sharma, The Then Inspector, Sitamarhi 9. Shiv Kumar, The Then Sub - Inspector, Sitamarhi .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Vinay Ranjan, Advocate. For the Respondents : Mr. Vishwajeet Singh, AC to AAG-14. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 05-12-2012 In the present writ petition, a prayer has been made to quash the FIR of Sitamarhi P.S.Case No.45 of 2012 dated 20.01.2012 instituted for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . While arguing the case, a plea has been taken that the petitioner is innocent and he has falsely been implicated in the present case as he tried to expose the misdeeds of some of the police officers. From a bare perusal of the FIR, I find that the Patna High Court CR. WJC No.425 of 2012 (2) dt.05-12-2012 2 allegations made therein do constitute a cognizable offence. Since the matter is still at an early stage of investigation, I do not think it proper to entertain the present writ petition. It is dismissed, accordingly. B.Kr./- (Ashwani 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.