Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44592 of 2011 Shailendra Kumar Singh Versus The State Of Bihar ----------- For the petitioner: Mr Vijay Anand, Advocate For the State Mrs Anita Kumari Singh, A.P.P. ------- 02/ 10.01.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 18.11.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Allegedly, petitioner being PDS dealer lifted food grains under the government scheme but later on, permit was not issued in his favour and allegedly, he did not return unused food grains and accordingly, defalcated the amount of the aforesaid food grains. Learned counsel for the petitioner points out that having similar allegation several cases were registered against the petitioner and others but several persons have already been granted anticipatory bail by another bench of this court in other cases whereas prosecution of some persons has already been quashed by this court in different quashing petitions. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Shailendra Kumar Singh, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lakhisarai in Surajgarha P.S. Case no. 150/2011. shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,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.