Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1543 of 2012 Tribhuban Sah Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 02. 11.01.2012. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with a case instituted under [STATUTE] . It is submitted that save and except the ocular allegation made in the complaint there is no document to support the allegation. The further contention is that on the allegations made in the complaint ingredients of the offence under [STATUTE] are not attracted. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner, namely, Tribhuban Sah in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt/communication of this order, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.5,000/-(five thousand) with two sureties of the like 2 amount each to the satisfaction of the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate(West), Muzaffarpur in connection with Complaint Case No.423 of 2009, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438(2)of the Cr.P.C. B.Kr. ( Ashwani Kumar Singh,J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 418

Statute Text:
Section 418 of the Indian Penal Code. Cheating a person whose interest the offender was bound, either by law or by legal contract, to protect. Whoever cheats with the knowledge that he is likely thereby to cause wrongful loss to a person whose interest in the transaction to which the cheating relates, he was bound either by law, or by legal contract, to protect, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.