Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27952 of 2012 (3) dt.11-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.27952 of 2012 ====================================================== Deepak Kumar @ Deepak .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 11-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and section 17 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1945. It is alleged that medicines were being carried in an ambulance from the Drug Store of Sadar Hospital, Munger to Lady Stephenson Maternity cum Child Care Hospital when most of the medicines were found to be expired. Co accused Samir alias Samir Kumar, the Store Keeper was given interim protection by this court till verification by the learned court below with regard to the medicines from the stock register of the Sadar Hospital, Munger when it was verified that seized medicines were neither kept nor released to any hospital. It is submitted that Samir alias Samir kumar has been granted bail when verification with regard to the medicine was made. It is further submitted that the petitioner is a Class IV Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27952 of 2012 (3) dt.11-09-2012 employee who is not responsible for the offences alleged. Statement has been made in paragraph 12 of the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner 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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Munger in connection with Kasim Bazar P.S. Case No. 36 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. 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.