Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13087 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Mukesh Sharma 2. Rakesh Sharma 3. Soni Devi. 4. Dasai Ram. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 11-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against petitioner no.1 that in his favour power of attorney for a land was executed by the father of the complainant and on the basis of same he sold the land in favour of his wife Soni Devi, petitioner no.3, when consideration money was not given to the father of the complainant where on the sale deed the petitioner nos. 2 and 4 are the witnesses. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the sale deed was executed on valid power of attorney in the year 2009 and much after that in the year 2010 the complaints was filed. Considering the accusation arising out of civil dispute Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13087 of 2012 (2) dt.11-04-2012 2/2 between the parties, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Patna in connection with Complaint Case No. 2831C of 2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. 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.