Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.16788 of 2012 ====================================================== Rajesh Kumar son of late Rama Nand Singh, resident of Village-Shekhopur, P.S.-Warisnagar, District-Samastipur .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 3 24-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of State. The petitioner is an accused in a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . The allegation of informant, Anil Kumar Choudhary, Depo Manager, English Wine Depo, Bihar State Viverage Corporation Ltd. is that in course of enquiry, it was detected that on Envoice No. 1945 dated 25.08.2009 the liquor was taken from Depo on the Permit No. 1110, of which the signature of Excise Superintendent was found forged in course of query the guard informed that on 25.08.2009 the petitioner alongwith his associates had come with Permit No. 1110 alongwith draft and pass book and put the signature in place of Saroj Kumar saying that Saroj Kumar has gone outside. As such, about Rs 2, 25,000/- Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16788 of 2012 (3) dt.24-05-2012 2/2 of liquor has been taken away on false permit. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner submits that the petitioner is the representative of officer choice whisky and has been falsely implicated in this case mere on suspicion. The name of the petitioner has been disclosed as putting the signature on the Registar in place of Saroj Kumar but the statement of the guard has been recorded in paragraph no. 7 of the case diary, in which he has said nothing against the petitioner. The petitioner is in custody since 19.03.2012. Learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of State opposed the prayer for bail of the petitioner but conceded that the guard has not disclosed the name of the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000 (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Samastipur in connection with Samastipur (Town) P.S. Case No. 558 of 2009. Safik/- (Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 467

Statute Text:
Section 467 of the Indian Penal Code. Forgery of a valuable security, will or authority to make or transfer any valuable security, or to receive any money, etc. Whoever forges a document which purports to be a valuable security or a will, or an authority to adopt a son, or which purports to give authority to any person to make or transfer any valuable security, or to receive the principal, interest or dividends thereon, or to receive or deliver any money, movable property, or valuable security, or any document purporting to be an acquittance or receipt acknowledging the payment of money, or an acquittance or receipt for the delivery of any movable property or valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.