Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.18846 of 2012 ====================================================== Pramod Kumar Dokania, S/o Sri Mahabeer Prasad Dokania, R/o Mohalla- Amla Tola, P.S.-Katihar, Distt-Katihar. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. N.K. Agrawal, Sr. Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. J.K. Roy No.1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 2 11-06-2012 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the State. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. CA 3248 of 2010 for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is a bona-fide purchaser from the father of the complainant who deceased after executing the sale-deed. He further submits that a civil suit is pending before the court of competent civil jurisdiction and that considering the circumstances some of the co-accused have been granted anticipatory bail by a Bench of this Court present at Annexure-2 series. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18846 of 2012 (2) dt.11-06-2012 2 Regard being had to the submission of learned counsel and materials on record let the petitioner, namely, Pramod Kumar Dokania in the event of his arrest or surrender within four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Katihar in connection with Complaint Case No.CA 3248 of 2010; subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. SKPathak/- (Jyoti Saran, 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.