Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1232 of 2012 Gaya Devi Versus The State Of Bihar 2. 16.01.2012. Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending her arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of misappropriating the money under Indira Awas Scheme. It is submitted that under supervision of B.D.O., money was distributed to the beneficiaries under Indira Awas Scheme. It is submitted that informant took loan of Rs. 87,500/- from the petitioner but said money was not returned and for realization of the same petitioner filed complaint case no. 1924 of 2010 against the informant and as a retaliatory measure the present case has been lodged. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or 2 surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Pranpur P.S. Case No. 180 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Katihar, District- Katihar, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U. K. ( 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.