Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25737 of 2012 ====================================================== Vijay Kumar .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 04-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the petitioner was running cinema in the theatre when it was closed on the direction of local authority. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was taken contract for remodeling the cinema hall and at the time of inspection, no viewer was found in the theatre and the statement has been made in paragraph no. 14 of the petition that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25737 of 2012 (3) dt.04-09-2012 2 / 2 2 event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Karja P.S. Case No. 145 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Muzaffarpur, West, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The bail bonds of the petitioner shall be accepted on affidavit being filed before the learned court below that the petitioner will co-operate in investigation and the said affidavit shall be transmitted by the learned court below to the concerned Investigating Officer of the present case. Non co-operation in investigation by the petitioner will give liberty to the prosecution to file an application for cancellation of bail of petitioner. U.K./- (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.