Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6786 of 2012 (2) dt.07-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6786 of 2012 ====================================================== Geeta Devi & Anr. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 07-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that on the eve of marriage of petitioners’ daughter, Rs. 20,000/- was taken from the complainant on promise to execute the sale deed but neither money was returned nor sale deed was executed. It is submitted that there is no proof with regard to the payment and for payment made on 07.09.2009 complaint was filed on 04.02.2011. Delayed lodging of the complaint clouds the bonafide of accusation, let the petitioners, Geeta Devi and Nago Yadav, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6786 of 2012 (2) dt.07-03-2012 court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Complaint Case No. 144-C/11 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned J.M. Ist Class, Jamui, 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: 468

Statute Text:
Section 468 of the Indian Penal Code. Forgery for the purpose of cheating. Whoever commits forgery, intending that the document forged shall be used for the purpose of cheating, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.