Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4694 of 2012 ====================================================== Arvind Kumar Sinha .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The C.B.I. South Bihar,Patna .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 07-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and C.B.I. The petitioner being the Assistant Account Officer cash, BSNL is languishing in custody since 09.01.2012 in a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 13(2) (1) d of the P.C. Act. It is alleged that the accused persons including the petitioner while entering into the criminal conspiracy with M/s Saket construction and other unknown persons during period of 2001-2002 by using their official position as public servant, manufactured 16 forged and fake bills by forging signature of concerned SDO, DET, Area Manager and others not withstanding that there was no agreement for the said work which resulted into wrongful loss to the B.S.N.L. to the extent of Rs. 4, 60,000/- It is submitted by learned counsel for the CBI that the petitioner is co-signatory to the cheque of Rs. 4,49,697/- and Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4694 of 2012 (3) dt.07-03-2012 2 / 2 2 petitioner and six others have been charge sheeted. It is submitted by learned Sr. counsel for the petitioner that the work of the Assistant Account Officer is to send the bill as per the entry into the measurement book to the Account Officer from where it goes to the Chief Account officer and then to Area Manager who ultimately passes the bill. It is further submitted that the others, who prepared the bill and were co-signatory to the cheque and have been charge sheeted along with petitioner, have been granted bail. Considering the fact that the co-signatory and other charge sheeted have been granted bail, let the above named petitioner be released on bail, on furnishing the bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, C.B.I., (South Bihar) Patna in connection with Special Case No. 18 of 2005 arising out R.C. (Pat) Case No. 15(A) of 2005. Amrendra/- (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.