Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21497 of 2012 (3) dt.19-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.21497 of 2012 ====================================================== Ashutosh Bhartiyam, son of Manoj Prasad, resident of Village- Sadia Bazar, P.S. Hilsa, District- Nalanda. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 3 19-06-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Shahjahanpur P.S. Case No. 13 of 2012 registered under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that petitioner along with one co-accused were apprehending and a mobile was recovered. On received on mobile calls it is learnt that they were going to help the candidate by which they have taken money of Rs. 1,00,000/- from the student for sending the answers through SMS of Engineering Entrance Test. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that except confessional statement of victim there is nothing against the petitioner and the petitioner is a student of National Institute of Technology, Patna. The petitioner is in jail custody since 23. 04. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.21497 of 2012 (3) dt.19-06-2012 2012. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna, in connection with Shahjahanpur P.S. Case No. 13 of 2012, subject to condition that one of the bailors shall be near relative like father and brother of the petitioner. m.p. (Gopal Prasad, 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.