Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.9080 of 2012 ====================================================== Ramendra Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.11706 of 2012 ====================================================== Rajiv Ranjan Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 5 17-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being the Programme Officer and Panchayat Secretary are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that in Scheme No. 25/2009-10 and 26/2009-10, many irregularities were found as the work was not completed, labourer was not paid and displayed board was not found. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that during investigation, it has come that the work has been completed, the same has not been controverted by learned counsel Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9080 of 2012 (5) dt.17-12-2012 2/2 appearing for the State. 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 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur in connection with Khanpur P.S. Case No. 96 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.