Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14325 of 2012 ====================================================== Devendra Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 18-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] and section 3 (1) (X) SC & ST, Act. It is alleged that the petitioner’s brother soled 1 katha 2 dhur earlier which was again sold by petitioner. When the informant went to construct house on the land then he came to know that the land was sold by the petitioner. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner has sold the land of his own share and no case under section 3(1)(X) of the S.C & ST, Act Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14325 of 2012 (2) dt.18-04-2012 2 / 2 2 has been made out. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner 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) with two sureties of like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M, Siwan in S.C./S.T. Hajipur P.S. Case No. 349 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) Cr.P.C. M.Rahman/- (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.