Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.9756 of 2012 ====================================================== Pandey Sanjeev Kumar .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Abhay Kumar Singh, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Parmanand Prasad, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 29-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the petitioner and others introduced Md. Saddam with the brother-in-law of the informant as their relatives when the payment Rs. 16, 45,000/- was made for installation of mobile tower. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that in the complaint petition it is mentioned that money was transferred in the account of Arvind Narayan, Kumari Sweta and Smita Prasad and not in the account of the petitioner. Considering the fact that thrust of accusation is against the aforesaid three persons in Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9756 of 2012 (2) dt.29-03-2012 2 / 2 2 whose accounts, money has been transferred, 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 Saharsa Sadar P.S. Case No. 389 of 2011 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. Saharsa, 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.