Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1476 of 2012 Mahendra Paswan son of Late Mahanath Paswan, resident of village Dullitpatti, P.S.Jai Nagar, Distt.Madhubani Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 02/ 11.01.2012 Heard Mr. Gagan Deo Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. The petitioner is a named accused of a case which has been registered for offences under [STATUTE] . The Block Development Officer, Ladaniya Block has alleged that the beneficiaries of Indira Awas Yojana scheme were wrongly identified. Submission is that the petitioner has been falsely implicated. He had no role in the offence. He is in custody since 27.08.2011. 2 Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhubani in Ladaniya P.S.Case No. 02 of 2011. Tahir/- (Shyam Kishore Sharma, 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.