Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14312 of 2012 ====================================================== Sanjay Singh, Son of Shri Brahmdeo Singh @ Gandhi Singh. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1.The State Of Bihar. 2.Lakshman Sharma, Son of Late Mehi Sharma. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 2 24-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The petitioner, who is in custody since surrender on 24.02.2012, is one of the named accused in this complaint case with allegation of getting land of the complainant gifted in the name of State and on realizing worth Rs. 5,000/- for the purposes of allotment of Indira Awas Scheme, and subsequently, when on being aware of truth, the petitioner protested and also deprived of some article. Submission is of false implication and the wife of the complainant has already been awarded benefit under Indira Awas Scheme in the year 2005. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rs. Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Saharsa, in Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14312 of 2012 (2) dt.24-04-2012 2 / 2 2 connection with Complaint Case No. 204 of 2010, subject to condition to attend the court regularly on each and every date till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates, without giving any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Praveen-II/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.