Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13 of 2011 ====================================================== Jagdish Paswan, son of Soku Paswan, resident of Village- Khutaha, P.S. Sabour (Lodipur), District- Bhagalpur. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Dhorhai Hazara @ Dhorhai Paswan, son of Chaidi Paswan, resident of Village- Khutha, P.S. Sabour (Lodipur), District- Bhagalpur. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Dhananjay Kumar Pandey, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 7 26-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This application has been filed for quashing the order dated 21.7.2007 passed in Complaint Case No.99 of 2003 by the Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Bhagalpur by which the court below has refused to discharge the petitioner for the offences under [STATUTE] . At this stage this Court does not find any merit in this application. However, the petitioner will be at liberty to raise all points before the court below at the appropriate stage of trial. With the aforesaid observation this application Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13 of 2011 (7) dt.26-09-2012 2 is disposed of. Vinay/- (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.