Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44404 of 2008 (04) dt.16-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44404 of 2008 ====================================================== Gayatri Devi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANDHATA SINGH ORAL ORDER 04 16-07-2012 This is an application for quashing the order dated 20.8.2008 passed in Trial No.1746 of 2008 arising out of Bettiah Muffasil P. S. Case No.295 of 2004 in which learned Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran has been pleased to dismissed the petition for discharge under Section 239 of the Cr. P.C. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. First Information Report is lodged for getting a piece of land transferred in her favour by the petitioner from one Jangi Yadav, co-accused of the case. Charge sheet is submitted in the case. Discharge petition filed in the case is dismissed. Submission on behalf of learned counsel for the petitioner is that deed was executed on 13.4.1993, so, cognizance is taken after the period of limitation of three years without condoning the delay. As per first information report, offence is made out under [STATUTE] for which maximum imprisonment is of seven years and no limitation is effective. Apart from it, allegation is about creation and use of forged document also. So, I find that discharge petition has rightly been dismissed. Accordingly, this quashing application is dismissed hereby. Vikash/- (Mandhata Singh, J) Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44404 of 2008 (04) dt.16-07-2012

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.