Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31868 of 2012 (2) dt.06-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31868 of 2012 ====================================================== Dhurandhar Singh @ Dhurandhar Prasad Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 06-09-2012 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 is of getting forged death certificate of the wife of the petitioner. It is submitted that the application was not made by the petitioner nor any insurance claim was being taken on the basis of the certificate. Statement has been made in paragraph 5 of the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, 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 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Saran at Chapra in connection with Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31868 of 2012 (2) dt.06-09-2012 Rivilganj P.S. Case No. 46 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The bail bonds of the petitioner will be accepted on filing of an affidavit by the petitioner before the learned court below that he will regularly cooperate with the investigation. The said affidavit will be transmitted by the learned court below to the concerned I.O. Non cooperation in investigation by the petitioner will give liberty to prosecution to file application for cancellation of bail by learned court below. 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.