Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.16214 of 2012 ====================================================== Amod Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 13-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in connection with Mahua P.S. Case No. 92 of 2012 registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur. The accusation is of committing irregularity in MANREGA Bhawan Scheme No. 01 of 2011-012. It is alleged that the petitioner being the Panchayat Sewak was entrusted with construction work when during enquiry, it was found that sub- standard materials were used. Moreover, the construction was not done as per the estimate and the place of allocation when in spite of order to demolish the construction and reconstruct the building at a different place, the same was not done. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16214 of 2012 (3) dt.13-07-2012 2/2 the work was allocated by the previous Mukhiya of the Gram Panchayat and when the new elected Mukhiya came then the present case has been lodged. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that as per the report of the Junior Engineer (Annexure- 3), the work was completed up to the linter level. In view of this Court, considering the nature of accusation, it is a good case for consideration of regular bal. Let the learned court below consider the regular bail of the petitioner if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks. With the above observation, this application is, accordingly, disposed off. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioner. Amrendra/- (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.