Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.2633 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Pancha Devi W/O Sri Ganesh Chaurasia R/O Vill Bahadurpur, P.S.Ariari, Distt-Sheikhpura 2. Ganesh Chaurasia S/O Sri Mathura Chaurasia R/O Vill Bahadrupur, P.S.Ariari, Distt-Sheikhpura .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 02/ 27.01.2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] and 3(1)(x)(xv) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The accusation is that the informant was taken by the petitioners for providing benefits under Indira Awas scheme, but her land was being transferred in favour of petitioner Pancha Devi. The other petitioner Ganesh Chaurasia is her husband. The alleged transfer took place in June, 2010 and after one year the case has been lodged. The accusation is also of abusing by calling Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2633 of 2012 (2) dt.27-01-2012 2/2 caste name. It is submitted that the sale deed has not been challenged. Considering the fact that the FIR has been lodged after one year of the occurrence, let the above named both the petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheikhpura in connection with SC/ST Munger Sadar P.S. Case No. 148 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (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.