Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.8436 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sachidanand Singh S/O Late Shiv Dhyan Singh Earlier Posted As Sub- Divisional Officer(Asst. Engineer) Irrigation Sub- Division, Jamalpur Camp Safia Sarai, District- Munger, Resident Of Village- Tenduni, P.S.- Bikramganj, District- Rohtas. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 20-03-2012 Petitioner being the Assistant Engineer is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Accusation is of not submitting the bill with regard to money advanced under the Satgharwa Water Scheme. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that work was completed but in absence of certain sanction, the bills could not be adjusted against the advance but undertakes to give the account for the same. Considering the aforesaid, let petitioner named above be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8436 of 2012 (2) dt.20-03-2012 2 / 2 2 from today in connection with Tarapur P.S. case no.69 of 2009 on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/-(Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the C.J.M., Munger, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. However, informant is at liberty to file application for the cancellation of bail of the petitioner if he fails to give complete account for the advance. sudip/- (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.