Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31824 of 2012 ====================================================== Amar Kumar S/O Sri Braj Nandan Prasad Sinha Resident Of Mohalla - Kankarbagh, Bhut Nath Road, P.S. - Agamkuan, District - Patna. At Present Residing At M/S Kumar Stone Works, Village, Jagarnathpur, P.S. - Chandhauti, District – Gaya. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 26-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] , 7 and 8 of the Bihar Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2003. On a raid being conducted, the crusher machine of the petitioner was sealed but subsequently seal of the room was found intact but the back window of the room was found open which suggests that crusher machine was running when on spot stone chips and boulders were found. It is submitted by learned senior counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is a Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31824 of 2012 (3) dt.26-11-2012 2 / 2 2 proprietor of stone crusher unit and for assessment of reserve deposit amount, recommendation was made by the Collector on 26.02.2012 and the matter is still pending with the Principal Secretary, Mines and Minerals Department, Bihar, Patna, when only because the back window of the room was found open, suspicion was raised that even after the authority sealed, the unit of the petitioner the crusher machine was running illegally. 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 Chandauti P.S. Case No. 177 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 C.J.M. Gaya, 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.