Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1209 of 2012 ====================================================== Shrawan Chaupal .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== 2 17-01-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the candidate of Panchayat Mukhiya at the relevant time is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the petitioner brought several people before the informant being the Block Development Officer in order to get the passbook under the Indira Awas Scheme. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no passbook was received by any persons and under the misconception that the petitioner brought them in order to oblige the poor persons to get their votes in the Panchayat Election the case has been filed but from accusation alleged no offence under [STATUTE] is made out. Considering the aforesaid facts, 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani in connection with Madhepur P.S. Case No. 45/2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Amrendra Kumar/- (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.