Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26602 of 2012 (2) dt.30-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.26602 of 2012 ====================================================== Ajay Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 30-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against the petitioner who is C.O. that the land of the complainant was mutated in favour of Nathuni Tiwari. It is submitted that the petitioner joined the post on 4.4.2010 and on 7.12.2010 when it came to his notice that the mutation was wrongly done, then he recommended for rectification of the same to the DCLR. The said letter has been brought on record as Annexure 2. It is submitted by learned counsel for the complainant that fraudulently the mutation was done and still rectification has not been done. Be that as it may, considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26602 of 2012 (2) dt.30-07-2012 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 SDJM, Bagaha (West Champaran) in connection with Complaint case no. 755 C of 2010 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. It is expected from the petitioner that he will get the rectification done forthwith. 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.