Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41209 of 2012 (2) dt.29-11-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.41209 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Chuman Pandey S/O Lalbabu Pandey Resident Of Village- Singari, Police Station- Semara, District- West Champaran. 2. Binay Kumar @ Binay Mahato S/O Basdeo Mahato Resident Of Village- Singari, Police Station- Semara, District- West Champaran. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 29-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that one Paras Mahto entered into an agreement with the informant to execute sale deed in favour of his wife and received rupees seventy thousand but neither the sale deed was executed nor the money was returned. It is submitted that the petitioners are witnesses on the sale deed. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41209 of 2012 (2) dt.29-11-2012 thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM, Bagaha in connection with Bagaha (Pathkhauli) P.S. Case No. 177 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.