Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.158 of 2012 ====================================================== Asharfi Chaudhary .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Prithvi Nath Mishra, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Sharda Kumari, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 05-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the ward member of Gram panchayat is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the petitioner used to realize Rs. 3,000/- to 5,000/- from the prospective beneficiaries of Indira Awas Scheme. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was neither the sanctioning nor disbursing authority for benefits under the said scheme and considering the fact that Mukhiya of Gram Panchayat, who was in the office for the period 2001-2006, against whom same allegations have been levelled through letter no. 203 dated 17.02.2011, has been granted anticipatory bail vide Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.158 of 2012 (3) dt.05-03-2012 2 / 2 2 Cr. Misc. No. 23381 of 2011 whereas other Mukhiya has been granted anticipatory bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 27442 of 2011 by this Court. Considering the same, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Dhanaha P.S. Case No. 38 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M., Bagaha(West Champaran), subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure U.K./- (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.