Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ No.845 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Surendra Singh @ Surendra Pratap Singh, S/O Late Navin Singh, Resident of Mohalla- Subhash Nagar, P.S.- K. Hat, District- Purnea 2. Manoj Kumar Uraon, S/O Late Ramanand Uraon, Resident of Village- Dalia- Husainabad, P.S.- Sadar (Ranipatra), District- Purnea .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. The Zonal Inspector General of Police, Darbhanga Zone, Darbhanga. 3. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Purnea 4. The Superintendent of Police, Purnea 5. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Purnea 6. The Officer-In-Charge, K. Hat Police Station, District - Purnea. 7. The Investigating Officer, K. Hat Police Station, District - Purnea. 8. Koma Uraon, S/o Late Noka Uraon, resident of Mohalla-Maharaji Hata, Janta Chowk, Gumti No. 3, P.S.-K. Hat, District-Purnea. .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 07-12-2012 The petitioners are accused in K. Hat P.S. Case No. 447 of 2011 dated 2.10.2011 registered under [STATUTE] . In the present writ petition, a prayer has been made to direct the respondents concerned to investigate and supervise the aforesaid case properly in the light of certain documents brought to the notice of investigating agency so that the real facts may Patna High Court CR. WJC No.845 of 2012 (2) dt.07-12-2012 2 / 2 2 come to light and petitioners may be prevented from harassment at the instance of Private Respondents. In my view, the writ petition is misconceived. Neither the accused nor the informant has a right to get the case investigated in a particular manner. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. Sanjeet/- (Ashwani Kumar Singh, 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.