Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.7355 of 2012 ====================================================== Manoj Kumar Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 06-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the Panchayat Rojgar Sewak is languishing in custody since 25.11.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of defalcating Rs. 8,41, 308/- of 36 different projects of the plantation during financial year 2009-10 whereunder either the work was not done or the labourers were not paid. It appears from the impugned order that the investigation is complete and the charge sheet has been submitted. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on bail, on furnishing the bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.7355 of 2012 (2) dt.06-03-2012 2 / 2 2 to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champara, Motihar in connection with Rajepur P.S. Case No. 99 of 2011. 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.