Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1247 of 2012 ====================================================== Mandal Paswan @ Kamal Ranjan Paswan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.4047 of 2012 ====================================================== Raj Deo Mahto .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 2 27-01-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are languishing in custody since 13.10.2011 and 12.10.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the petitioner Raj Deo Mahto was trying to withdraw money from bank account of Sulekh Singh when bank officials suspected fraudulent withdrawl and he was Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1247 of 2012 (2) dt.27-01-2012 2 / 2 2 caught red handed. Said Ran Deo Mahto named the petitioner Mandal Paswan @ Kamal Ranjan Paswan that he supplied passbook and withdrawal form to the alleged Raj Deo Mahto. Considering the nature of accusation and the period under custody, let the above named petitioners be released on bail, on furnishing the bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jehanabad In connection with Arwal P.S. Case No. 233 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.