Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6683 of 2012 ====================================================== Mintu Kumar, son of Girja Rai .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Prabhat Kumar, Adv. For the State : Mr. Maduranand Jha, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 2. 28-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner was refused bail by an order dated 25.8.2011 passed in Cr. Misc. 27946 of 2011 since he had surrendered in place of one Ramesh Kumar, who had been granted anticipatory bail. The prayer for bail has been renewed on the ground that the charges have now been framed under [STATUTE] . Considering the charges have now been framed and the petitioner is in custody since last about eight months, let the petitioner above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 5,000/- (Five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali, in connection with Hajipur Town P.S. Case No. 397 of 2011 subject to the following conditions: (i) That one of the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6683 of 2012 (2) dt.28-03-2012 2 / 2 2 bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. The bailor will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the petitioner. (ii) That the affidavit shall clearly state that the petitioner is not an accused in any other case and if he is, he shall not be released on bail. (iii) That the bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will inform the court concerned if the petitioner is implicated in any other case of similar nature after his release in the present case and thereafter the court below will be at liberty to initiate the proceeding for cancellation of bail on the ground of misuse. (iv) That the petitioner will be physically present on each date and if he fails to do so on two consecutive dates, his bail shall stand automatically cancelled. S.Ali (Anjana Prakash, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 419

Statute Text:
Section 419 of the Indian Penal Code. Cheating by personation. Whoever cheats by personation shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.