Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38656 of 2011 (3) dt.25-01-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38656 of 2011 ====================================================== Ashok Mandal, S/O-Late Jhabar Mandal .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA) 3 25-01-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 09.09.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Although, petitioner is named in the first information report but it would appear from perusal of enquiry report of Director, N.R.E.P. that in course of enquiry it was only found against the petitioner that he too attempted to withdraw the amount meant for Indira Awas Yojna but could not succeed in his attempt. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38656 of 2011 (3) dt.25-01-2012 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani in connection with Khutauna P.S. Case No. 44 of 2011. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.