Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.26121 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Rajesh Kumar Manjhi 2. Bishwakarma Sharma .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 07-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being the Mukhiya and Rojgar Sewak are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that Rs.40,000/- was released for construction of the road against the sanctioned amount of Rs.96,334/- when on the complaint enquiry was conducted and it was found that the sub-standard materials were being used and against the sanctioned width of the road of 10 feet the construction was being made for 7 to 8 feet. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners were not made full Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26121 of 2012 (3) dt.07-11-2012 2/2 payment when for the funds released the construction materials being purchased and the complaint was made by a person against whom the petitioner earlier lodged a case. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail till conclusion of the investigation in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Saran at Chapra in connection with Maker P.S. Case No. 09 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (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.