Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33902 of 2012 (3) dt.04-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33902 of 2012 ====================================================== Mritunjay Kumar @ Mirtunjay Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 04-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the Panchayat Rojgar Sewak is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of misappropriating the government money to the tune of Rs. 3,12,200/- since the petitioner absented himself from the duty. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that on 17.11.2011 the petitioner handed over the charge to Pankaj Kumar Singh. Learned counsel for the State submits that with regard to handing over the charge is not incorporated in the case diary which is recorded up-to May, 2012. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33902 of 2012 (3) dt.04-12-2012 Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail provisionally for six months in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Kaimur (Bhabua) in connection with Durgawati P.S. Case No. 46 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. The provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed by the learned court below on verification of the fact that the petitioner has handed over the charge. DKS/ (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.