Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1099 of 2012 ====================================================== Chandan Kumar Verma @ Chandan Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== 2 13-01-2012 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 under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the complainant purchased certain lands from the landholder but in the land record the name of the village was given different name. It was agreed between the vender and vendee that a correction deed will be executed but subsequently, the correction deed was not executed and the land was sold in favour of some other person, the petitioner was scribe of the second sale deed. Considering the fact that the thrust of the accusation is against the vendee, 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 the bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 2 Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi in connection with Complaint Case No. 1021 of 2010 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Anjani /- (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.