Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34198 of 2012 (2) dt.21-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.34198 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Md. Aziz Alam @ Aziz Alam @ Masih S/O Md. Azimuddin .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 21-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 08.07.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Originally, informant filed complaint case which was converted into police case. There is allegation that petitioner took cash from the informant as well as several other persons with assurance that he would provide job to them. It would appear from perusal of Annexure-2 to this petition that informant has already compromised the case with the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.34198 of 2012 (2) dt.21-09-2012 two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Purnea in connection with Jalalgarh P.S. Case No. 42 of 2010. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.