Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38448 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Manoj Kumar Singh S/O Late Harendra Singh Resident Of Ward No. 07, P.S- Supaul, District- Supaul. 2. Pranay Kumar Singh S/O Late Amrendra Singh Resident of Village- Barel, P.S- Supaul, District- Supaul. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 09-10-2012 Heard learned senior counsel for the petitioners, learned counsels for the informant and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 138 of the Negotiable Instrument Act. It is alleged that services of JCB machines were taken by the petitioners and for rental payment, a cheque of Rs.19,15,170/- was issued which got bounced. It is submitted by learned senior counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners and one Naveen Gupta with accusation of bouncing the same cheque, Complaint Case No. C-2003 of 2010 was filed when in that case the learned court below granted Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38448 of 2012 (2) dt.09-10-2012 2 / 2 2 bail to them on 17.03.2011. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Motihari Town P.S. Case No. 11 of 2010 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 C.J.M. Motihari, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.