Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.41478 of 2012 ====================================================== Chaturbhuj Narain S/O Ishwar Lal R/O Village - Charki Kalan, P.S. Sherghati, District – Gaya. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 30-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that Rs. 4370/- was withdrawn from the S.B.I., from the account of one of the pensioners. Petitioner was Accountant in the Treasury Office, Gaya, at the relevant time. It is submitted that the investigation is still pending and warrant of arrest has not been issued and other has been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 14951 of 1998. It is further submitted that petitioner was not named in the F.I.R. but his name sprang up during investigation and the petitioner has already retired from the service. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41478 of 2012 (2) dt.30-11-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, 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 Civil Lines P.S. Case No. 167 of 1996 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Gaya, 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.