Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31086 of 2012 ====================================================== Siyaram Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.26760 of 2012 ====================================================== Ankit Kumari .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.30223 of 2012 ====================================================== Deo Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 16-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being Junior Engineer and Panchayat Rojgar Sewak are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the government money under Manrega scheme were defalcated by forged withdrawal from the post office by making manipulations in the withdrawal forms. It is submitted that the petitioner have no specific role Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31086 of 2012 (2) dt.16-10-2012 2/2 in withdrawal of the amount. Enquiry report of the Assistant Collector and Director Accounts dated 21.10.2011 reflects that the petitioners were also involved in the entire defalcations. Let the learned court below consider the regular bail of the petitioners in case the petitioners surrender within six weeks from today in connection with Parasbigha P.S. Case no. 2 of 2012 pending in the court of learned C.J.M., Jehanabad. It is expected from the learned below to dispose of the bail application of the petitioner Ankit Kumari preferably on the same day, if possible. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction. Let this order be transmitted through FAX at the cost of the petitioners. Anil/- (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.