Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.3547 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Rajeev Sinha S/O Late Jageshwar Prasad Sinha C/O Dr. Poonam Sinha, Girija Niwas, V.C. Gali, Near Tiwary Dairy Farm, P.O.- Ramna, District- Muzaffarpur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Braj Kishore S/O Sri Prabhu Narayan Thakur Resident Of Mohalla- Kachhi Pakki, P.O.- Ramna, P.S.- Sadar, District- Muzaffarpur .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shravan Kumar, Sr. Adv. Mr. Dinesh Maharaj, Adv. Mr. Satish Kumar Singh,Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Diwakar Prasad Karn, Adv. For the State : Mr. Parmanand Prasad Dwivedi, APP. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 8 04-12-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, for the State and for the O.P.No.2. In this case, petitioner is challenging the order dated 30th July 2008 arising from Complaint Case No. 448 of 2008, Tr.No. 1391 of 2010 by which the court below has taken cognizance [STATUTE] of the case, it appears that the O.P.No.2 at the time of need had given Rs.1,00,000/- and the petitioner has by way of return given the cheque and when the same was presented before the Bank, it was returned dishonored and thereafter the money was not returned to the O.P.no.2. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3547 of 2011 (8) dt.04-12-2012 2 / 2 2 As good sense prevailed upon the petitioner to settle the dispute for ever, he has produced Demand Draft No.382853 dated 3rd December 2012 of Rs.1,00,000/- of Punjab National Bank in the name of Braj Kishore (O.P.No.2). The same was handed over to O.P.No.2 by way of final settlement. In view of payment made by the petitioner, it will not be necessary to proceed with the matter further and, accordingly, the order of cognizance dated 30th July 2008 is quashed and this petition is allowed. Jay/- (Shivaji Pandey, 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.