Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32476 of 2012 (3) dt.27-11-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.32476 of 2012 ====================================================== Surendra Prasad Dinkar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Shekhar Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Anand Mohan Mehta, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 27-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the Head Clerk in the Circle Office is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The FIR was lodged for issuing the forged rent receipt by forging the signature of the Circle Officer. During investigation the informant C.O. was made accused. The forgery was detected when the bank officials made enquiry. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no specific evidence with regard to the forgery committed by this petitioner and no benefit has Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32476 of 2012 (3) dt.27-11-2012 been conferred to the person in whose favour the rent receipt was issued. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Madhepura in connection with Madhepura P.S. Case No. 396 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 420

Statute Text:
Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code. Cheating and there by dishonestly inducing delivery of property, or the making, alteration or destruction of a valuable security. Whoever cheats and thereby dishonestly induces the person deceived to deliver any property to any person, or to make, alter or destroy the whole or any part of a valuable security, or anything which is signed or sealed, and which is capable of being converted into a valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.