Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9852 of 2012 (2) dt.29-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.9852 of 2012 ====================================================== Arun Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.11768 of 2012 ====================================================== Sheoraj Sharma .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 29-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being Halka Karmchari are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that one Ashok Paswan took photograph and Identity Card of the informant for getting the loan of Rs. 100000 sanctioned under BPL and loan amount will be liquidated. Subsequently, other accused also took signatures of the informant but when the informant inquired about the loan, Ashok Paswan replied that the loan amount is with one Sanjeev and thereafter Sanjeev gave telephonic message to the informant to receive Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9852 of 2012 (2) dt.29-03-2012 Rs.30000 when the informant refused to receive the amount and filed present case alleging that after making forgery the entire amount has been withdrawn and misappropriated. It is submitted that the petitioners have only been named as Halka Karmchari and not by their actual names. In the FIR there is no specific accusation against the petitioners of taking signature of the informant on any paper. In view of this court, the contentions of learned counsel for the petitioners can be good grounds for consideration of regular bail of the petitioners by the learned court below in case the petitioners surrender in connection with Maranchi P.S. Case no. 73 of 2011 pending in the court of A.C.J.M. Barh, Patna. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction. Let this order be transmitted through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. 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.