Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9050 of 2012 (5) dt.14-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.9050 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Ashraf Ali .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 05/ 14.05.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 10.11.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Petitioner was working as head assistant- cum- accountant at the relevant time and allegedly, he illegally withdrew Rs 5 lakhs 56 thousands and odd and also committed several irregularities and did not hand over the charge of his office. The contention on behalf of the petitioner is that cheques in question were signed by the Chief Executive Officer and cheques in question were never signed by this petitioner and so far as handing over charge of the office is concerned, petitioner has already handover charge of his office. Taking into consideration the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as this aspect of the matter that investigation of this case has already been completed in respect of the petitioner, let the petitioner, Md Ashraf Ali, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda in Bihar P.S. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9050 of 2012 (5) dt.14-05-2012 Case no. 96/2011. Shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,J)

Applicable IPC Section: 218

Statute Text:
Section 218 of the Indian Penal Code. Public servant framing an incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment, or property from forfeiture. Whoever, being a public servant, and being as such public servant, charged with the preparation of any record or other writing, frames that record or writing in a manner which he knows to be incorrect, with intent to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause, loss or injury to the public or to any person, or with intent thereby to save, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby save, any person from legal punishment, or with intent to save, or knowing that he is likely thereby to save, any property from forfeiture or other charge to which it is liable by law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.