Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23285 of 2012 (2) dt.05-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23285 of 2012 ====================================================== Sadhu Paswan .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 05-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and sections 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It is alleged that four persons were apprehended from the post office when certain pass books of the beneficiaries of Indira Aawas scheme were recovered who named the petitioner. It is submitted that from the possession of the petitioner nothing was recovered. Considering the nature of accusation, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of 12 weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23285 of 2012 (2) dt.05-07-2012 satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah in connection with Shikarpur P.S. Case No. 128 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. 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.