Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39127 of 2012 (2) dt.19-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 39127 of 2012 ====================================================== Manoj Kumar Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 19-10-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This is a petition for grant of regular bail in a case under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the co-accused, namely, Jainath Pandey and Shatrughan Pd. Singh @ Shatrughan Singh have been granted bail by a Bench of this Court vide order dated 12.09.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. Nos. 32876 and 33448 of 2012 and the case of the petitioner is on similar footing. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner above named is ordered to 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 the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra in connection with Chapra Town P. S. Case No. 213 of 2012. Kundan/- (Gopal Prasad, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 256

Statute Text:
Section 256 of the Indian Penal Code. Having possession of an instrument or material for the purpose of counterfeiting a Government stamp. Whoever has in his possession any instrument or material for the purpose of being used, or knowing or having reason to believe that it is intended to be used, for the purpose of counterfeiting any stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.