Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.45110 of 2011 Rajdeo Mahto, son of Raudit Mahto Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 02. 06.01.2012 Petitioner is languishing in custody since 19.10.2011 in connection with a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of misappropriation of money with regard to the Indira Awas Yojana. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner was not named in the F.I.R. and his name subsequently sprang up on the ground that he identified some of the beneficiaries on the withdrawal form. It is further submitted that petitioner is not the office bearer of the block office or panchayat representative and the investigation is complete. Considering the aforesaid submissions, let the petitioner above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa in connection with Salkhua P.S. Case No. 4 of 2011. Shageer ( Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.