Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27315 of 2012 (3) dt.19-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.27315 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Ziyauddin .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 19-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being Programme Officer is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of misappropriating the funds under the MANREGA when forged muster rolls were prepared and the labourers were not paid wages. It is submitted that the petitioner was not the executing agent when for the scheme of 2007-08 which relates to earth filling, the total amount was Rs.4,99,000 when part of the work was found to be done. It is further submitted that since for the work done in 2007-08 the inspection was made in 2011 when the case was lodged, naturally the earth work could not be found to be intact. It is further submitted that the petitioner was posted at the relevant place in 2010. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27315 of 2012 (3) dt.19-12-2012 Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of 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, Saharsa in connection with Saurbazar P.S. Case No. 335 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. 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.