Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17718 of 2012 ====================================================== Sanjay Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar Through A.D .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 11-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. It is alleged that for construction of bridge over Panchane river with estimated cost of Rs. 24,43,400/-, the maximum amount was withdrawn but with defect of erecting the pillar of the bridge, finally the bridge could not be constructed. The petitioner was Assistant Engineer. It is claimed by the petitioner that he was never entrusted with the work of the construction of the bridge. It is submitted by learned counsel for the vigilance that the records suggest that the petitioner was orally instructed when the certificated proceeding has been initiated against four persons including the petitioner. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17718 of 2012 (2) dt.11-05-2012 2/2 The petitioner is ready to deposit one fourth of the total amount involved in certificated proceeding before the certificate officer within a period of three months. The aforesaid payment will be subject to the result of the case. 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 12 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 the learned Spl. Judge Vigilance- 1st, Patna in connection with Special Case No. 03 of 2008 arising out of Nalanda Sadar Dip Nagar P.S. Case No. 141 of 2007, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The bail bond of the petitioner will be provisionally accepted till the deposit of the aforesaid amount. Amrendra/- (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.