Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1444 of 2012 Mahadeo Rai Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 2/ 17.1.2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being ex-Mukhia, is apprehending arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that during enquiry, it was found that in the scheme of Indira Awas for the years 2005-06, several irregularities were committed by the petitioner. Considering the fact that for the irregularities committed in 2005-06, the FIR was lodged in 2011, let the above named petitioner be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing the bail bond of Rs.10000/(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M. Muzaffarpur in Hathauri P.S. Case No. 31 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Anil/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 167

Statute Text:
Section 167 of the Indian Penal Code. Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury. Whoever, being a public servant, and being, as such public servant, charged with the preparation or translation of any document, frames or translates that document in a manner which he knows or believes to be incorrect, intending thereby to cause or knowing it to be likely that he may thereby cause injury to any person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.