Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.18197 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Smt. Bibha Kumari (sitting Mukhiya, wife of Sri Surendra Kumar). 2. Surendra Kumar( Ex-Officio Mukhiya), Son of Shri Sahdeo Patel. Both residents of Village- Bishunpur, Saraiya, P.S. Deoria, District- Muzaffarpur. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State of Bihar through Vigilance .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 15-05-2012 Heard learned senior counsel for the petitioners and counsel for the Vigilance. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 13(2) read with Section 13(1)(d) of the P.C. Act. It is alleged that for arrears of wages to the complainant Priyanka Kumari who is Panchayat Teacher, petitioner no.1 being the Mukhiya demanded Rs. 12,000/- as illegal gratification when complaint was made to the Block Development Officer who directed the Panchayat Secretary to issue cheque of arrears amount when subsequently payments have been made through cheque to the complainant. Petitioner no. 2 is the Ex-Mukhiya and husband of petitioner no.1. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18197 of 2012 (2) dt.15-05-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the fact that accusation is of only illegal demand of payments have been made through cheque to petitioner no.1, let the petitioners, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Vigilance P.S. Case No. 79 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Special Judge, Vigilance, Muzaffarpur, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 167

Statute Text:
Section 167 of the Indian Penal Code. Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury. Whoever, being a public servant, and being, as such public servant, charged with the preparation or translation of any document, frames or translates that document in a manner which he knows or believes to be incorrect, intending thereby to cause or knowing it to be likely that he may thereby cause injury to any person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.