Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14196 of 2012 ====================================================== Dr. Devendra Kumar Singh, S/o Late Sudama Singh, resident of Village and Post Office- Madhopur, Police Station- Gautambudh Nagar, District Siwan, At Present Mohalla- Purani Gurhatti, Post Office- Chhapra, Police Station Chhapra Town, District- Saran. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The Union of India. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Yugal Kishore, Sr. Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Bipin Kumar Sinha, S.C. (CBI) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 4 01-05-2012 Heard Mr. Yugal Kishore, learned senior counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. Bipin Kumar Sinha, learned Standing Counsel appearing for the CBI. Although the present application has been filed for quashing the order dated 27.02.2009 passed by the learned Special Judge, CBI (North Bihar),Patna in a case arising from Special Case No.25 of 2011, whereby the learned Special Judge has been pleased to take cognizance of the offences punishable under [STATUTE] read with sections 13(1) (c) and (d) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 but during the course of argument it was brought to the notice of this Court that during the course of pendency of the present proceeding a petition for discharge has been filed on behalf of the petitioner Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14196 of 2012 (4) dt.01-05-2012 2 and which is pending adjudication by the learned Special Judge, CBI (North Bihar), Patna. It is not in dispute that the petitioner not having been named in the FIR his name transpired during the course of investigation and whereupon charge-sheet was submitted against him and cognizance taken. The learned senior counsel endeavour to canvass that there is no materials on the record of the proceedings to associate the petitioner with the alleged offence. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and having perused the materials on record this Court is of the opinion that the issues as raised by the petitioner in the present application are issues which can be raised by the petitioner at the stage of consideration of his discharge petition which, according to the petitioner, is pending consideration before the learned court below and which shall be considered and disposed of in accordance with law. With the observation aforesaid this application is disposed of. SKPathak/- (Jyoti Saran, 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.