Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18805 of 2012 (2) dt.28-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 18805 of 2012 =================================================== Sanny Kumar @ Krish S/O Sri Ashwini Kumar Akhauri residing in the house of Ravi Sinha, Kusum Angan, Vivek Bihar, Hanuman Nagar, Police Station- Patrakar Nagar, District- Patna. .... .... 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 AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL ORDER 2. 28-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in Kotwali P.S. Case No. 18 of 2012 dated 08.01.2012 for offence under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a young person and has been falsely implicated in the case. The allegation is that he had misused the ATM card and drawn money from the same. It is also alleged that Rs. 26,000/- cash was recovered from the house of the petitioner. Learned counsel submits that the money was not taken out from the ATM and belonging to the petitioner’s family. Learned counsel submits that even the ATM which is alleged to have been recovered has been Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18805 of 2012 (2) dt.28-05-2012 recovered in a damaged condition which shows that the petitioner had not used the same otherwise it would not have been damaged. It is further submitted that the petitioner has clean antecedent and is in custody since 08.01.2012. Learned A.P.P. on the other hand submits that such crime is on the rise and innocent persons are being duped of their money. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the abovenamed petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate, Patna in connection with Kotwali P.S. Case No. 18 of 2012. The bail is subject to the condition that the petitioner shall give an undertaking that he shall not indulge in any criminal activity. Any violation of the terms and conditions shall lead to cancellation of bail in the present case. This application, accordingly, stands disposed off. Anand Kr. (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, 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.