Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31542 of 2012 (2) dt.27-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31542 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Md. Irfan @ Mianji S/O Md. Ali 2. Jisan S/O Gulam Bakir 3. Sh. Amir S/O Afjal .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 27-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioners are in jail custody since 02.07.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] on the charges that they duped the informant and took Rs. 5500/- from her. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioners be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna in connection with Patliputra P.S. Case No. 146 of 2012 subject to condition that one of the bailors must be local and holder of landed property and furthermore, petitioners shall give their attendance before the officer in charge of Patliputra Police Station in first week of each Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31542 of 2012 (2) dt.27-08-2012 month for the period of nine months and if they fail to do so, the officer in charge of Patliputra Police Station shall make a report to concerned court about the conduct of the petitioners and if any report is made by the officer in charge of Patliputra Police Station, the learned court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioners. 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.