Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.42857 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Ram Bachan Prasad Gupta @ Rambachan Gupta S/O Late Madhu Sah R/O,Vill.-Sheosagar,P.S.-Sheosagar,Dist.-Rohtas at Sasaram. 2. Ramjee Ram S/O Late Bangali Ram R/O,Vill.-Rojhai,P.S.- Shivsagar,Dist.-Rohtas at Sasaram. 3. Sudarshan Paswan S/O Late Kanhaiya Paswan R/O,Vill.-Rampur,P.S-- Kudara,Dist.-Kaimur at Bhabhua .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 14-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners, informant and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the informant’s share was transferred by his brother Hari Gyan Sah in favour of petitioner no.2 when petitioner nos. 1 and 3 are the witnesses to the sale deed. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the sale deed was executed in 2008 when the present complaint was filed in 2012 when vendor of petitioner no.2 never made any accusation and for the same cause of action, Title Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42857 of 2012 (2) dt.14-12-2012 2 / 2 2 Suit No. 254 of 2008 is still pending between the parties. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Bhabua P.S. Case No. 144 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Kaimur at Bhabua, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 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.