Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24799 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sahendra Prasad Singh S/O Late Ganga Prasad Singh R.O Village Kharia, P.S.- Bariayarpur, District- Munger, Panchayat Secretary Manghgain/Rataitha, Kaharagpur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 04-07-2012 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Counsel for the State. This is an application for grant of anticipatory bail on behalf of the petitioner who was at the relevant point of time Panchyat Secretary of Laliya Panchayat, Durgapur. The Sangrampur P.S. case No. 05 of 2012 for the alleged offences under [STATUTE] has been instituted against this petitioner and one Gaytri Devi on the basis of the written report of the Block Development Officer, Sangrampur Block with the allegation that the said Gaytri Devi, impersonating herself as Badamia Devi withdrew an amount of Rs. 30,000/- of Indira Awas Scheme No. 02/10-11. The allegation against this petitioner is that he identified Gaytri Devi on the basis of which the payment was made. Badamia Devi, as per Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24799 of 2012 (2) dt.04-07-2012 2 / 2 2 prosecution story is no more and was mother-in-law of Gaytri Devi. My attention has been drawn to Annexure-3 of the application of which it appears that the said Gaytri Devi has returned back the said amount of Rs. 30,000/-. In that view of the matter, let the petitioner above-named in the event of his arrest/surrender within four weeks from today before the Court below, be released on anticipatory bail 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, Munger in connection with Sangrampur P.S. case No. 05 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Arun Kumar/- (Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 465

Statute Text:
Section 465 of the Indian Penal Code. Forgery. Whoever commits forgery shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.