Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27496 of 2011 (6) dt.11-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.27496 of 2011 ====================================================== Tapeshwar Thakur , son of Late Lohari Thakur, Secretary of Shiksha Samiti, resident of Village- Murika, Police Station- Sigori, District-Patna. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 6 11-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Paliganj P.S. Case No. 208 of 2009 registered under [STATUTE] . There is allegation that money was withdrawn on the forged signature of the Head Master in which petitioner also signed illegally. The petitioner is the Secretary of the Shiksha Samiti of the aforesaid school till 28. 02. 2009 and this matter was informed to the Bank on 13. 04. 2009 and money was withdrawn on 18. 04. 2009. However, specimen signature of the petitioner was taken and sent for examined. The report has been received of the Police Laboratory, C.I.D. Bihar having its opinion that specimen signature tally with the signature of the petitioner. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27496 of 2011 (6) dt.11-04-2012 Hence I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner and his prayer for bail is hereby rejected. m.p. (Gopal Prasad, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 467

Statute Text:
Section 467 of the Indian Penal Code. Forgery of a valuable security, will or authority to make or transfer any valuable security, or to receive any money, etc. Whoever forges a document which purports to be a valuable security or a will, or an authority to adopt a son, or which purports to give authority to any person to make or transfer any valuable security, or to receive the principal, interest or dividends thereon, or to receive or deliver any money, movable property, or valuable security, or any document purporting to be an acquittance or receipt acknowledging the payment of money, or an acquittance or receipt for the delivery of any movable property or valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.