Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26920 of 2012 (2) dt.01-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.26920 of 2012 ====================================================== Deepak Rana .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 01-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the petitioner realized rupees one thousand from the BPL card holders for providing electric connection and subsequently the money was not returned. It is submitted that subsequently the informant has retracted from the initial version. In view of this court, this is a fit case for consideration of regular bail of the petitioner by the learned court below in case the petitioner surrenders within six weeks from today in connection with Minapur P.S. Case no. 46 of 2012 pending in the court of learned C.J.M., Muzaffarpur. It is expected from the learned below that the bail application of the petitioner is disposed of preferably on the same day, if possible. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26920 of 2012 (2) dt.01-08-2012 This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction. Let this order be transmitted through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. 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.