Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32400 of 2012 (3) dt.17-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.32400 of 2012 ====================================================== Usha Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 17-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation against the petitioner is that the husband of the petitioner was a PDS dealer whose licence was cancelled, thereafter the petitioner by changing her husband’s name got the PDS dealership. It is submitted that initially the opponent of the petitioner filed complaint case no. 388 C of 2010 which was dismissed therefter the present case was filed. It is further submitted that PDS dealership of the petitioner has also been cancelled. Considering the fact that dealership of the petitioner has been cancelled and petitioner is a lady, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32400 of 2012 (3) dt.17-09-2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Buxar in connection with Brahmpur (Krishna Brahma) P.S. Case No. 55 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.