Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.35718 of 2011 ====================================================== Dinanath Sharma @ Dinanath Thakur, Son of Ramanand Sharma @ Ramanand Thakur. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 16-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State, who is armed with carbon/xerox copy of the case diary. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] , is one of the named accused in this case relating to keeping and sale of stolen bikes. Submission is that practically there is no material against the petitioner except that in his presence some papers relating to transaction was prepared. Further, submission is that petitioner has also no criminal antecedent. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within four weeks, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran, in connection with Majhauliya P.S. Case No. 251 of 2011, subject to condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with additional condition to remain Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35718 of 2011 (3) dt.16-02-2012 2 / 2 2 physically present before the court below till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty 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.