Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23561 of 2012 (2) dt.27-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23561 of 2012 ====================================================== Bal Krishana Jha .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 27-06-2012 This matter has been placed on the top of the list as the marriage of the daughter of the petitioner is going to be held on 8.7.2012. Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being Branch Manager of PACS posted in the district of Purnea is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is that the money mean for different government schemes which was deposited in Dehti PACS, was subsequently kept by Dehti PACS in the nationalized bank and out of the said money, loan of rupees nine lacs was given to the petitioner, out of which the petitioner returned rupees three lacs but rupees six lacs is still due against him. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the loan amount has been returned and ‘No Dues Certificate’ has Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23561 of 2012 (2) dt.27-06-2012 been issued to the petitioner by Dehti PACS and for deposit of the money with regard to government schemes in Dehti PACS the petitioner cannot be held responsible. It is further submitted that others have been granted bail vide Cr. Misc. Nos. 939 of 2012 and 11502 of 2011. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of 12 weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria in connection with Palasi P.S. Case No. 17 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 468

Statute Text:
Section 468 of the Indian Penal Code. Forgery for the purpose of cheating. Whoever commits forgery, intending that the document forged shall be used for the purpose of cheating, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.