Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4385 of 2012 ====================================================== Jwala Prasad, son of Vimal Ram, residence of village Bardiha, P.O. Chandi, P.S. Charpokhari, Distt. Bhojpur At Ara .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Shrawan Anjum, son of late Saidur Rahman, the Executive Engineer, Bihar State Housing Board, Gaya Division, Gaya. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shanti Kumar, Adv. Mr. Dhananjay Kumar Tiwary, Adv. For the State : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Sharma, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 3. 28-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and the State. The Petitioner seeks quashing of the First Information Report of Rampur P.S. Case No. 176 of 2011 instituted under [STATUTE] . It has been submitted on behalf of the Petitioner that he reviewed the A.C.P. in accordance with law, rule of procedure and, therefore, no offence whatsoever is made out against him. Since the case is still at the stage of investigation, I am not inclined to interfere in the matter. The application is disposed off with a direction to Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4385 of 2012 (3) dt.28-08-2012 2 / 2 2 the Petitioner to appear before the Investigating Officer and place all these facts before him who shall expedite the investigation and conclude it preferably within a period of four months from the date of receipt of this order. Let this order be communicated to the Superintendent of Police, Gaya, in connection with Rampur P.S. Case No. 176 of 2011, through FAX at the cost of the Petitioner for its onward transmission to the Investigating Officer. With this observation, the application is disposed off. S.Ali (Anjana Prakash, 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.