Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14994 of 2012 ====================================================== Ashok Kumar Singh@ Guddu .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 24-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that on the basis of power of attorney, one Sunil Pandey transferred 21 decimals of land on consideration money of Rs. 85,000/- in favour of the informant. Subsequently, the informant proposed Sunil Pandey to transfer another 21 decimals land for which the informant paid Rs. 81,000/- to Sunil Pandey but which was not transferred nor money was returned. Subsequently, the informant came to know that land which was transferred by Sunil Pandey initially on the basis of power of attorney has already been sold by original land owner in favour of Kunjan Prasad Yadav. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14994 of 2012 (2) dt.24-04-2012 2 / 2 2 It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is no where connected with the land in question rather he is distant relative of original land owner and the supplementary affidavit has been filed to that effect. Considering the nature of accusation and thrust of accusation is against Sunil Pandey, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Kurhani P.S. Case No. 126 of 2010 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M. (West), Muzaffarpur, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.