Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.11108 of 2012 (2) dt.14-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.11108 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Jitendra Kumar Singh@Jitu Singh S/O Ramdeo Singh R/O Village - Thana Road, Sono, P.S. Sono, District - Jamui 2. Ramdeo Singh S/O Late Ishwar Singh R/O Village - Thana Road, Sono, P.S. Sono, District - Jamui .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 14-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for petitioners and learned counsel for the State. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with a case in which cognizance has been taken for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . The case arises out of a complaint. It is contended that the allegations are false and baseless. Save and except ocular allegation of handing over the amount to the petitioners, there is no material or document to support the allegation. There is neither any agreement between the parties nor the amount by different persons in instalment said to have been tendered to the petitioners were made by any negotiable instrument. Be that as it may, considering the facts and circumstances of the case let the petitioners named above in the event of arrest or surrender, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.11108 of 2012 (2) dt.14-03-2012 amount each to the satisfaction of Sri Shyamal Kumar, learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Jamui in connection with Complaint Case No.1496C of 2010 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure as also subject to the conditions (i) that both the bailors will be close relative of the petitioners who will give separate affidavit giving genealogy as to how they are related with the petitioners (ii) that the petitioners shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him to disclose such facts to the court or to any other authority (iii) that they shall remain present before the court on the dates fixed for hearing of the case. If they want to remain absent, then they shall take prior permission of the court and in case of compelling and unavoidable circumstances for remaining absent, they shall immediately inform the court and request that they may be permitted to be present through counsel (iv) that liberty is given to the complainant/State to make an appropriate application for modifying/recalling the order granting bail, if for any reason, the petitioners violate any of the conditions imposed by this court. Md.S./- (Ashwani 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.