Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44545 of 2012 (3) dt.17-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44545 of 2012 ====================================================== Jitendra Kumar Prasad son of Kamalender Sah .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 17-12-2012 Heard Mr. Ranjan Kumar Dubey, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Nand Kishore Prasad, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner is in custody since 01.09.2012 in connection with connection with Andar P.S. Case No. 111 of 2012 registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The petitioner has prayed for grant of regular bail in the present application. As per the First Information Report which was instituted under Section 156(3) of the Cr. P.C. after the Compliant Case having been referred to by learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siwan. The petitioner had taken a sum of rupees three lakh in the name of insuring employment to the informant through Railway Recruitment Board. The allegation is that neither the petitioner got employment nor the said amount was returned. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44545 of 2012 (3) dt.17-12-2012 denying the allegation made in the First Information Report contends that as a matter of fact, the informant has taken certain money but the petitioner was asking him to return and institution of the present First Information Report is a tactics to pre-empt action for recovery of the said amount. A supplementary affidavit has been filed on behalf of the petitioner that he has no criminal antecedent. Keeping in view the nature of allegation and submission made on behalf of the petitioner, let the petitioner Jitendra Kumar Prasad be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Siwan in connection with Andar P. S. Case No. 111 of 2012. Saif/- (Chakradhari Sharan 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.