Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5281 of 2012 ====================================================== Asharfi Sah .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vijay Kumar For the State : Mr. Umeshanand Pandit ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 23-02-2012 Petitioner being Panchayat Secretary is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Accusation is of appointing panchayat teacher of non- deserving candidate. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that accusation was found false and final form was submitted, but on protest cognizance has been taken and the alleged appointment was subsequently cancelled on the direction of the District Magistrate. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner namely Asharfi Sah, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5281 of 2012 (2) dt.23-02-2012 2 / 2 2 be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra in connection with Manjhi P.S. Case No. 107 of 2007. Shageer/- (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.