Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.11724 of 2012 ====================================================== Dadan Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 11-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the complainant sold his tractor to the petitioner for consideration of Rs.4,08,972/- out of which petitioner paid Rs.90,500/- and the rest money was not paid and on demand being made the petitioner abused and assaulted the complainant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner lodged a case against the complainant on 25.11.2008 when the present case was Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.11724 of 2012 (3) dt.11-04-2012 2/2 filed on 10.12.2008. Considering the accusation arising out of the contractual relationship between the parties and the petitioner earlier filed case against the complainant, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his 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 Sushri Namita Singh, learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Bhojpur, Ara in connection with Complaint Case No. 2495(C) of 2008, Tr. No. 141 of 2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (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.