Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24198 of 2012 (2) dt.10-07-2012 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24198 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Md. Yunus Khan S/O ( Sh. ) Md. Mustak @ Md. Mukhtar R/O Village - Kohargadi, P.S. Parsa, District - Maharajganj ( U.P. ).... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 10-07-2012 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. This is a petition for grant of regular bail for offence under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that a telephonic call received from a mobile pretending himself to be the District Magistrate and give a direction to the several bank’s employees to deposit the money in account number stated to be the account of this petitioner and on verification it was found that the District Magistrate has not issued such direction. The learned counsel for the petitioner, however, submits that there is nothing on record to suggest the involvement of the petitioner and the mobile phone by which the direction was given is said to have been of Shiv Kumar Shahi nor the said mobile recovered from this petitioner. However, in consequence of the said direction no money was deposited in the said account of this petitioner. The petitioner is in jail since 21.01.2012 and the charge sheet has been submitted. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000 (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Chapra Town P.S. Case No. 11 of 2012 to the satisfaction of the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24198 of 2012 (2) dt.10-07-2012 2 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall appear in Court on each and every date, fixed in the case and any absence, on two consecutive dates, without any reasonable ground to the satisfaction of the Court below, shall be a ground of cancellation of bail of the petitioner by the lower Court itself. SA/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.