Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39027 of 2012 (2) dt.12-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.39027 of 2012 ====================================================== Shashikant .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 12-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that money was given by the informant and others for being appointment as Panchayat teacher in presence of the petitioner when forged joining letter was given by the Secretary of Panchayat. It is submitted that thrust of accusation is against the Panchayat representative and other accused has been granted anticipatory bail vide Cr.Misc.No.40531 of 2011 and the informant has retracted from the initial version. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner, be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39027 of 2012 (2) dt.12-10-2012 (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Aurangabad in Aurangabad(T) P.S.case No.205 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.