Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1476 of 2012 Mahendra Paswan son of Late Mahanath Paswan, resident of village Dullitpatti, P.S.Jai Nagar, Distt.Madhubani Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 02/ 11.01.2012 Heard Mr. Gagan Deo Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. The petitioner is a named accused of a case which has been registered for offences under [STATUTE] . The Block Development Officer, Ladaniya Block has alleged that the beneficiaries of Indira Awas Yojana scheme were wrongly identified. Submission is that the petitioner has been falsely implicated. He had no role in the offence. He is in custody since 27.08.2011. 2 Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhubani in Ladaniya P.S.Case No. 02 of 2011. Tahir/- (Shyam Kishore Sharma, 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.