Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.11030 of 2012 (2) dt.04-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.11030 of 2012 ====================================================== Manish Kumar S/O Sri Bharat Singh R/O Vill-Ufraul, P.S.Desari, Distt- Vaishali .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 04-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that in the bank examination in place of the petitioner one Mukesh Kumar was appearing. It is submitted that the petitioner had no knowledge that Mukesh Kumar was appearing in the examination in his place. It is further submitted 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 his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna in Kadamkuan P.S.case No.418 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.11030 of 2012 (2) dt.04-04-2012 under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. 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.