Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.36636 of 2012 ====================================================== Reeta Devi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.29533 of 2012 ====================================================== Sumant Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioners : Mr. Y.V. Giri, Sr. Adv. Mr. Ashish Giri, Adv. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 27-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Petitioner Reeta Devi is the Chairman of organization Bhagyodaya Bharat Bachat and Sakh Swalambi Sahkari Samiti, a Co-operative Society doing banking work and petitioner Sumant Kumar is the husband of Reeta Devi who is not connected with the said co-operative. The written report was lodged by Director Accounts and Administration and Self Employment, Zila Gramin Vikas Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36636 of 2012 (2) dt.27-09-2012 2/3 Abhikaran, Gopalganj to the effect that the petitioner Reeta Devi found running the co-operative bank, produced a registration certificate issued by District Co-operative Officer, Gopalganj vide letter no. 529 dated 22.04.2010 when the institution of the petitioners was running from 2009 when one Bipin Kumar was found depositing an amount of Rs. 8,220/- which was collected by him when he admitted that he used to get 3% commission when seizure of Rs. 44,555/- was made from the said organization on the ground that the registration has not been obtained from the company of Registrar and RBI. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that under the Bihar Self Supporting Co-operative Societies Act, the petitioner is authorized to run such institution when the provision under Section 6(2) of the Act gives deemed sanction to all transaction prior to registration and for resolving any dispute, the Registrar is authorized under Section 36 of the Act. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj in Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36636 of 2012 (2) dt.27-09-2012 3/3 connection with Kuchaikote P.S. Case No. 128 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The bail bonds of the petitioners shall be accepted on filing affidavit by the petitioners before the learned court below to the effect that they shall regularly co-operate in the investigation if it is not concluded. The said affidavit will be transmitted to the I.O., concerned. The non-co-operation of the petitioners in the investigation will give liberty to the prosecution to file an application for cancellation of the bail of the petitioners. Amrendra/- (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.