Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44341 of 2012 (2) dt.13-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44341 of 2012 ====================================================== Neelam Sinha wife of Rajeshwar Prasad Sinha .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 13-12-2012 Heard Mr. Rudra Deo, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Umanath Mishra, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. This application is for grant of regular bail in connection with Rupaspur P.S. Case No. 97 of 2012 registered for the alleged offence under [STATUTE] . The said First Information Report was instituted on the basis of the allegations made in the Complaint Case filed by the complainant, namely, Sunil Kumar Jha, Secretary of a non-governmental organization, namely, Ramkan Matiyanchal, Swayem Sevi Sanstha. Altogether seven persons have been made accused with the allegation that these persons collected amount from many poor women in the name of enrolling them as a member of the Society. According to the allegation, the amount so collected was to be deposited in the bank account however, the said amount was not deposited and no bank account was opened. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44341 of 2012 (2) dt.13-12-2012 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the institution of the present First Information Report is a result of internal dispute among the members of the said non-governmental organization i.e. Ramkan Matiyanchal, Swayem Sevi Sanstha. He refereed to the statement made in paragraph-8 of this application to contend that the present case is a counter blast of Gardanibagh P.S. Case No. 339 of 2011 registered against the informant by one of the co-accused persons. He also submits that Gardanibagh P.S. Case No. 118 of 2011 has been registered at the instance of this petitioner against the present informant for the offence under [STATUTE] . As a counter blast this case including many other cases have been instituted against the present petitioner and other co-accused persons as mentioned in paragraph-9 of the application. He further submits that no case under Section 406 and 420 is made out on the basis of allegation made in the First Information Report and the allegations are vague and general in nature. In that view of the matter and in view of the submissions made on behalf of the petitioner, let the petitioner Neelam Sinha be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44341 of 2012 (2) dt.13-12-2012 satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Danapur, Patna in connection with Rupaspur P. S. Case No. 97 of 2012. Saif/- (Chakradhari Sharan 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.