Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28372 of 2012 (2) dt.09-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.28372 of 2012 ====================================================== Bharat Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 09-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being Junior Engineer is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of embezzlement of Rs.2,01600 in construction of toilets in three villages. It is alleged against the petitioner that the bill was signed by this petitioner on the basis of which payments were made to the executing agent Manoj Kumar. It is submitted that the toilet work was worth Rs.2,01600 and it has also surfaced that out of 45 toilets, 2 toilets were not constructed. It is further submitted that the learned Sessions Judge has also recorded this fact that this petitioner did not sign the certificate of completion of the construction work and others have been granted anticipatory bail. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28372 of 2012 (2) dt.09-08-2012 petitioner 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 thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in connection with Dumara P.S. Case No. 190 of 2009 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.