Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1833 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Shamim Akhtar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 2 23-01-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that one Safur Rahman was appearing at the M.B.B.S. examination by impersonating the petitioner from whom the admit card of the petitioner was seized. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that he has no knowledge about the alleged accused appearing in his place moreover, he is a student of M.B.A. It is further submitted that the investigation is still pending. Considering the fact that the petitioner was not caught at the examination center and he is a student, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing the bail bond of Rs. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1833 of 2012 (2) dt.23-01-2012 2/2 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Danapur in connection with Rupaspur P.S. Case No. 07 of 2007 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Amrendra (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.