Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6642 of 2012 ====================================================== Nasib Lal Manjhi & Ors. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 06-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being the Panchayat representatives are apprehending their arrest in complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of withdrawing Rs. 35,000/- with regard to Indira Awas Scheme of the complainant in the year 2007-08. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that money has actually not been withdrawn and without verifying the fact from proper authority cognizance has been taken on the complaint of the complainant who is on inimical terms with the petitioners. In support of the said contention several documents have been brought on record as Annexures 2 and 3. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6642 of 2012 (2) dt.06-03-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the aforesaid submissions, let the petitioners, Nasib Lal Manjhi, Devanand Mandal, Ramdeo Mandal and Brahmdeo Mandal, 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 Complaint Case No. 2788 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 J.M. Ist Class, Araria, 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: 417

Statute Text:
Section 417 of the Indian Penal Code. Cheating. Whoever cheats shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.