Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25834 of 2012 (2) dt.26-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25834 of 2012 ====================================================== Sanjeet Singh @ Sanjeet Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 26-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that Pankak Ram and Vikash Ram took the photograph of the informant and his wife for preparing the identity card to facilitate the loan taking process from the government, subsequently, the informant was taken to Punjab National Bank where his thumb impression was taken but the amount of loan was not paid to the informant, subsequently the informant enquired from the Branch Manager of the bank and husband of Prakhand Pramukh then the informant came to know that Rs. 99,200/- was transferred in his account and the same was already withdrawn, subsequently, this petitioner gave Rs. 60,000/- to the informant and three others and assured to make the payment of the balance amount. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25834 of 2012 (2) dt.26-07-2012 It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the accusation at best is of giving money to the petitioner but the accusation of playing fraud is not against the petitioner and there was no occasion for the petitioner to make payment when there is no receipt with regard to the payment. A statement has been made in para 8 of the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. 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 Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Barh, Patna in connection with Mokama P.S. Case No. 162 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. 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.