Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24377 of 2012 ====================================================== Ramanand Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar through the Vigilance Bureau, Patna .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== For the Petitioner: - Mr. Rajendra Kumar Jain, Advocate For the Vigilance: - Mr. Ramakanat Sharma, Sr. Advocate Mr. R.C. Pandey, JC ==================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 16-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the Vigilance. The petitioner being the retired Executive Engineer is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Sections 13(2) read with Section 13(1) (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. It is alleged that for the land acquired for construction of NH-57 the excess payment was made to the land holders by the land acquisition authorities when crores of rupees have been embezzled. It is alleged against the petitioner that he approved the measurement report being the Executive Engineer. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24377 of 2012 (3) dt.16-08-2012 2/3 It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner retired in October, 2007 and the present case has been lodged in 2008 when the investigation is still pending against this petitioner while the others have been charge-sheeted. It appears that Shobha Kant Jha and others have been granted anticipatory bail while the others have been granted regular bail. Considering the fact that the petitioner has already retired and the thrust of accusation is against the land acquisition authorities, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his 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 Special Judge, Vigilance (North Bihar), Muzaffarpur in connection with Special Case No. 41 of 2008 arising out of Vigilance P.S. Case No. 42 of 2008, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. The bail bond of the petitioner will be Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24377 of 2012 (3) dt.16-08-2012 3/3 accepted on filing affidavit that he will co-operate in investigation. The said affidavit will be transmitted to the concerned I.O. by the learned court below. The non- cooperation in investigation will give liberty to the Vigilance to file application for cancellation of the bail of petitioner. DKS/ (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.