Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.15697 of 2009 ====================================================== Bihari Prasad Singh, son of Shri Kardhani Singh, resident of village Mateyara, Police Station Koilwar, District Bhojpur at Arrah. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar. 2. Shri Vidya Niwas Singh, Son of Shri Laxmi Niwas Singh, resident of Purani Adalat Arrah, Police Station Arrah Town, District Bhojpur at Arrah. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 4 16-04-2012 Heard Shri Ram Chandra Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Jharkhandi Upadhyaya, learned Additional Public Prosecutor. The sole petitioner, while invoking inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, has prayed for quashing of an order dated 17.3.2009 passed by Additional Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court No.3rd), Bhojpur at Arrah in Sessions Trial No.21 of 2004 arising out of Arrah Town P.S. Case No.235 of 2003, whereby charges have been framed against the petitioner for the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15697 of 2009 (4) dt.16-04-2012 2 / 3 2 offence under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner, while assailing the impugned order, has referred to number of documents, particularly certain statement which has been purported to be recorded during investigation in the case diary and submits that no offence is made out and the order impugned is liable to be set aside. In this case, the F.I.R. was lodged on written complaint of Secretary of the Bar Association, Ara, Bhojpur, wherein it has been alleged that petitioner was found selling forged Vakalatnama as well as stamp of Advocate Welfare. In the F.I.R. itself, it was indicated that petitioner, after being apprehended, had made confession before number of advocates. Thereafter, F.I.R. was lodged and police, after investigation, submitted charge sheet and Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15697 of 2009 (4) dt.16-04-2012 3 / 3 3 finally, charges have already been framed. The plea which has been taken by learned counsel for the petitioner that the fact incorporated in number of paragraphs of the case diary indicates non disclosure of the offence may not be examined at this stage. I do not find any defect in the order impugned. The petition stands dismissed. N.H./- (Rakesh Kumar, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 258

Statute Text:
Section 258 of the Indian Penal Code. Sale of counterfeit Government stamp. Whoever sells, or offers for sale, any stamp which he knows or has reason to believe to be a counterfeit of 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.