Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.299 of 2011 (2) dt.09-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.299 of 2011 ====================================================== Arun Kumar Singh @ Arun Yadav @ Arun Singh son of Sri Bhuneshwar Singh, resident of village-Lasarhi, P.S.-Agiaon (Garhani) in the district of Bhojpur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Akhileshwar Pd. Singh, Sr. Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Sharda Kumri, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 09-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The present case is arising from P.S. Case No. 51 of 2010 for offences under [STATUTE] . The petitioner is challenging the cognizance order dated 16.11.2010. The petitioner has stated that nothing was recovered from the petitioner, nor the petitioner was arrested or found at the spot. Huge arms were recovered from the house of the Pravanjan Kumar Singh. One person Shashi Bhushan was arrested and Pravanjan Kumar Singh, Malti Devi and Dharmendra Singh fled away from the spot. During investigation name of the petitioner has come as person involved in the present case and accordingly the court below found prima facie case against the petitioner. The Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.299 of 2011 (2) dt.09-02-2012 court below on the basis of material on record found prima facie case against the petitioner and accordingly took cognizance. This Court does not find any illegality to interfere with the order of the court below. Accordingly, this application is dismissed. However, petitioner will be a liberty to raise all the points before the court below at the time of framing of charge. Mahesh/- (Shivaji Pandey, 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.