Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.29713 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sujit Kumar Singh @ Sujit Singh S/O Late Armar Singh @ Amar Nath Singh Resident Of Village- Dirikhili, P.S- Durgawati, District- Kaimur At Bhabua .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.30255 of 2012 ====================================================== Santosh Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.30744 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Renu Kumar s/o Bhanu Uday Kumar R/O Village - Dahiaon, P.S. - Durgawati, Distt. - Kaimur (Bhabhua), At Present Panchayat Rojgar Sevak, Gram Panchayat, Khadasara, P.S. - Durgawati, Kaimur (Bhabhua) 2. Kanhaiya Paswan S/O Ram Raj Paswan R/O Village - Larma, P.S. - Durgawati, Distt. - Kaimur (Bhabhua), At Present - Panchayat Rojgar Sevak, Gram Panchayat - Chhoan, P.S. - Durgawati, Distt. - Kaimur 3. Uday Kumar S/O Mangal Singh R/O Village - Bahuti, P.S. - Barun, Distt. - Aurangabad. At Present Panchayat Rojgar Seva, Gram Panchayat - Karanpura, P.S. - Durgawati, Distt. - Kaimur (Bhabhua) .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.30910 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Rakesh Kumar S/O Nagendra Prasad Resident Of Village- Akhorigola, P.S- Akhorigola, District- Rohtas. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29713 of 2012 (4) dt.14-12-2012 2/3 .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.31680 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Arvind Singh @ Arvind Kumar Singh S/O Rajendra Singh Resident Of Village- Khajura, P.S.- Durgawati, District- Kaimur At Bhabua 2. Markandey Ram S/O Antu Ram Resident Of Village- Khajura, P.S.- Durgawati, District- Kaimur At Bhabua .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 4 14-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being Ex-Mukhia, Panchayat Rojgar Sewak, Panchayat Technical Assistant and Ward members are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of not completing the work of seven schemes when the muster rolls were not maintained and thereby government amount has been misappropriated. It is submitted that the major work was of earth filling when measurement was done after two years of the work being done when enquiry report does not suggest the total amount involved in all the seven schemes. This has not been controverted Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29713 of 2012 (4) dt.14-12-2012 3/3 by the learned counsel for the state. This suggests the manner in which the enquiry has been conducted by the authorities. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Bhabua in connection with Durgawati P.S. Case No. 45 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.