Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.12936 of 2012 ====================================================== Brajesh Kumar, Son of Dhruvdeo Prasad Srivastava. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.14428 of 2012 ====================================================== Wasim Akram, Son of Sri Shamshad Alam. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 27-04-2012 Since both the applications arising out of one case are taken up together and being disposed of by this composite order. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, who is armed with carbon/xerox copy of the case diary. Both the petitioners seek bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The petitioners, who are languishing in custody, are named accused in this case on being apprehended with different papers like ATM cards, driving license, passbooks etc., majority of which stand in their own names and a few in the names of different persons, but with their photographs. Submission is that none of the documents were ever misused and under almost similarly situated circumstances, other co-accused persons have already been released on bail by different orders of this Court. Further, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12936 of 2012 (3) dt.27-04-2012 2 / 2 2 petitioners have no criminal antecedents. If, it is so, considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioners above named are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna, in connection with Kankarbag P.S. Case No. 463 of 2011, subject to condition to attend the court regularly on each and every date till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates, without giving any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.