Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23808 of 2012 (2) dt.17-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23808 of 2012 ====================================================== Jagat Narayan Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.25081 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Chandra Shekhar Kumar Mehta, 2. Sunil Thakur, 3. Deo Narayan Thakur, 4. Umesh Chaurasia, 5. Sambhu Prasad Mehta, 6. Barun Thakur, 7. Binod Mehta, 8. Nand Lal Mehta, 9. Lakshaman Thakur, 10. Ajay Kumar Mehta alias Ajay Kumar, 11. Durga Prasad Mandal, 12. Shambhu Kumar, 13. Ritesh Kumar, 14. Sushil Kumar, 15. Bhola Mahto, 16. Samukhlal Thakur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 17-07-2012 At the outset, it is submitted that petitioner no. 5 Shambhu Prasad Mehta in Cr. Misc. No. 25081 of 2012 has already been arrested, hence, this application has become infructuous so far as it relates to petitioner nos. 5 above named. Heard learned counsels for the petitioners, informant and the State. The petitioners being Panchayat Mukhia and labourers are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23808 of 2012 (2) dt.17-07-2012 The accusation is of misappropriating Rs.45000 in the plantation work on both sides of road from Thakurji Asthan to Baheliya. It is submitted that enquiry was conducted by the competent officers when direction was given for deposit of Rs.22,800 each by the Mukhiya and Panchayat Rojgar Sewak, or in alternative the FIR was directed to be lodged. Statement has been made in paragraph 10 of the petition of Cr. Misc. No. 25081 of 2012 that Panchayat Rojgar Sevak has already deposited Rs.22800. The petitioner Jagat Narayan Singh undertakes to deposit his share of amount within two weeks before the competent authority. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners except petitioner no. 5 in Cr. Misc. No. 25081 of 2012 be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve 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 learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in connection with Korha P.S. Case No. 137 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The bail bond of petitioner Jagat Narayan Singh will Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23808 of 2012 (2) dt.17-07-2012 be accepted by the learned court below on filing of receipt of payment of the aforesaid amount. Anil/- (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.