Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.45276 of 2011 ====================================================== Ramashish Prasad , S/O -Late Kamla Prasad, resident of village - Hadail, P.S. – Makhdumpur, District – Jehanabad. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2 18-12-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Shyam Kumar Singh, learned Additional Public Prosecutor. The petitioner, in the present case, has prayed for quashing of F.I.R. in Makhdumpur P.S. Case No. 140 of 2011, registered for the offence under [STATUTE] . It was submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that there is no allegation against the petitioner of putting forged signature but only allegation is that in the petition he has given name of certain witnesses of the village and on that ground he has prayed for quashing of F.I.R. From perusal of F.I.R. it is evident that allegation was leveled that petitioner had put signature of one Satyendra Singh and Bhushan Singh, whereas, both the persons had denied regarding their signature. F.I.R. discloses cognizable offence and Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.45276 of 2011 (2) dt.18-12-2012 2/2 as such, there is no ground for interference with the F.I.R. The petition stands dismissed. Praful/- (Rakesh Kumar, 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.