Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30814 of 2012 (3) dt.27-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.30814 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Kamlesh Thakur, S/O- Ramchandra Thakur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 3 27-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 31.01.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The allegation against petitioner is that he along with other accused used to cheat the innocent persons posing themselves as C.B.I. officers. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner does not have any criminal antecedent and as a matter of fact, the entire allegation centres round against co-accused, Sonu Kumar Choudhary and it is only stated that petitioner used to play the role of bodyguard of aforesaid Sonu Kumar Choudhary. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30814 of 2012 (3) dt.27-09-2012 bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria in connection with Forbesganj P.S. Case No. 43 of 2012. SHAHZAD/- (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.