Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.36964 of 2012 ====================================================== Shatrohan Rai @ Shatruhan Rai @ Shtrudhan Rai .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 28-09-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . and 25(1-B)A, 26(II) 35 of the Arms Act. The informant apprehended certain persons when arms were recovered who disclosed the name of the petitioner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that nothing has been recovered from the petitioner and petitioner has no criminal antecedent, a statement to that effect has been made in para 13 of the petition. It appears that others have been granted regular bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 22192 of 2012 and 29747 of 2012. This Court sees no reason for learned Court below not to give the same privilege to the petitioner, if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks in connection with Samastipur(M) P.S. Case No. 84 of 2011, pending in the Court Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36964 of 2012 (2) dt.28-09-2012 2 / 2 2 of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Samastipur. With the observations above, the application stands disposed off. Let the order of this Court be transmitted through FAX to the learned Court below at the cost of the petitioner. Shageer/- (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.