Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15852 of 2012 (2) dt.27-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.15852 of 2012 ====================================================== Prem Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.16774 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Indradeo Mahto, 2. Shailesh Kumar Singh, 3. Munna Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 27-04-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] and sections 4, 26 and 40 of Bihar Mines and Mineral Rules and section 21(A) of Air and Water Act and section 15 of Environmental Act. It is alleged against the petitioners that in spite of their licence being cancelled, they were running brick-kiln when earlier also their No Objection was cancelled by the Pollution Control Board since they were running the brick-kiln near the Middle School and the residential area of scheduled caste and scheduled tribes. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15852 of 2012 (2) dt.27-04-2012 It is submitted that C.W.J.C. No. 474 of 2011 was filed in which an affidavit was filed stating therein that the petitioners have closed the brick-kiln and except some unbaked bricks, nothing was found to suggest that the brick-kiln was being run by these petitioners and after inspection being done on 18.11.2011, the FIR was lodged on 5.12.2011, Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners 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) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya in connection with Bodh Gaya P.S. Case No. 249 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) 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.