Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.12843 of 2012 ====================================================== Sushila Devi .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 24-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 63, 65, 68 of the Copy Right Act. The accusation is that during raid in connection with Arms case it came to the light that some Dipendra Mishra alongwith co-accused Ashok Kumar used to supply duplicate solar lights to various Gram Panchayats without having VAT registration. The accusation is that the petitioner being Panchayat Mukhiya used to direct for supply of solar lights from specific shop. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that purchase was made in pursuance to direction of the Deputy Development Commissioner whereby purchase was directed to be made from Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12843 of 2012 (3) dt.24-04-2012 2 / 2 2 specific shop. It is further submitted that considering the similar accusation other Panchayat Mukhiyas have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court, one of such order has been brought on record as Annexure-2. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Sitamarhi P.S. Case No. 595 of 2010 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Sitamarhi, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.