IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.31565 of 2008 SUNIL KUMAR SINGH @ SUNIL SINGH Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 20.8.2008 Heard. Undisputedly the informant appears a cheat who along with one Pintu Kumar, a prowl use to cheat or defraud persons by impersonating himself by different officers of the state. In the present case he was imposing himself as the Sub Divisional Officer of the Public Works Department and by exhibiting authority to enquire into the construction of a road under the Prime Minister’s Gramin Sadak Yojana, the petitioner extorted Rs.40,000/- as bribe for the reason that the scheme partly was to be completed by supply of cereals. The petitioner was finding fault that rice was not being supplied as per the norms of the scheme. The petitioner who happens to be the husband of the lady-Mukhiya of the Panchayat, after having paid up the money awaited for the ratification of the records by the informant by putting an inspection note but the informant ran away by a vehicle. The petitioner chased him, caught him and brought him to his house and - 2 - there could not be any doubt in the court’s mind that the petitioner thrashed the informant so much so that there were three lacerated wounds on the back of the informant from 6” to 4” in length. There were other injuries also on his person and his face was swollen. Though there is no medical support but the allegation was that the petitioner also attempted to peel off the nails of the informant. The petitioner has not denied that he did not do it and he has lodged a case which is Annexure-2 to the petition and had detailed these facts. Regard being had to the facts and circumstance let the above named petitioner be released from custody on furnishing bond of Rs.3,000/-(three thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M. Kaimur at Bhabua in Bhagwanpur P.S.Case no.71 of 2008. B.Kr. ( Dharnidhar Jha, J. )