Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.26514 of 2012 ====================================================== Jwala Prasad Singh .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 30-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the teacher of the school is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against this petitioner that Rs. 1,00,000/- was given for construction of school when for Rs. 68695/- construction work was made but for Rs. 31,305/-construction work was not made. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that since measurement of work of Rs. 74430/ was entered into Measurement Book hence the petitioner deposited Rs. 25573/- in the school account on 06.03.2012 as gets reflected from Annexure-5 series. Thereafter the present case was lodged on 16.03.2012. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26514 of 2012 (2) dt.30-07-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Hasanpur P.S. Case No. 19 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M., Rosera, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.