Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6519 of 2012 ====================================================== Dinesh Prasad .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 21-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 8.12.2011 in the case registered under [STATUTE] . Contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the present case was registered after 1 ½ years of the alleged occurrence and, moreover, there is no documentary evidence Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6519 of 2012 (2) dt.21-02-2012 2 / 2 2 available to show this fact that this petitioner had taken money from the informant as well as other persons. It is further contended by him that the dispute of the parties has already been compromised. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Dinesh Prasad, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda at Bihar Sharif, in Laheri P.S.Case No.263 of 2011. AnilKrSinha/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.