Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17665 of 2012 (3) dt.18-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17665 of 2012 ====================================================== Rajesh Kumar Srivastava .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 03/ 18.06.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 30.3.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] on the allegation that he introduced Renu Singh to informant. According to the prosecution case itself, it was co-accused Niraj Kumar Srivastava who took money from the informant and certificate in question stands in the name of Renu Singh and except introducing, petitioner did nothing. Accordingly, petitioner, Rajesh Kumar Srivastava, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna in Jakkanpur P.S. Case no. 199/2011. Shahid (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.