IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.20378 of 2010 Akhilesh Singh, S/o Late Kameshwar Singh, Resident of Village- Tilaura, P.S. Wazirganj, District- Gaya. At present the petitioner is posted as a Teacher in Utakramit Middle School, Murgiyachak at Village- Murgiyachak, P.S. wazirganj, District-Gaya….Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar ……………………..Opposite Party. For the petitioner :- Mr. Awadhesh Kr. Singh, Advocate. For the State :- Mr. H. A. Khan, A.P.P. ----------- 2. 16. 06. 2010. Heard the parties. In a criminal prosecution for offences under Sections 420, 467 and some other allied offences of the Indian Penal Code, the petitioner and three other persons are named in the F.I.R. as accused. According to the prosecution case, co-accused Sanjay Kumar telephonically informed the informant that dealership for the purpose of distributing kerosene oil shall be given at Panchayat/block level. He was asked to come to Mahesh Hotel in the town of Nawada. Rs. 500/- was taken from him towards cost of application form and Rs. 1700/- was also taken from him for some other purposes. However, when Rs. 35,000/- was demanded towards security, then the informant developed suspicion and lodged the case, whereafer, accused persons including the petitioner were arrested. It is submitted that at best Rs. 2200/- only was cheated by the accused persons from the informant. It is claimed that petitioner has been arrested merely on suspicion. as he is not at all connected with Vaishno Petroleum Pvt. Ltd. It is further submitted 2 that co-accused Luxmi Pati Upadhaya with almost similar and identical allegation has been granted bail by a Bench of this Court by order dated 25. 05. 2010 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 18947/2010. The petitioner is in judicial custody since 06. 05. 2010. In the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail in connection with Nawadah P.S. Case No. 196/2010, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawadah. m.p. ( Birendra Prasad Verma, J.)