Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24190 of 2012 (3) dt.12-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24190 of 2012 ====================================================== Md. Amamuddin Ansari .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 12-12-2012 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 between the period 1998-99 to 2010-11 the fictitious persons were given the benefits under Indira Awas scheme when the benefits were given twice to the same person. The petitioner was not named in the FIR. A statement has been made in para 11 that the petitioner took charge as Panchayat Sewak on 23.08.2009 of Dubiyahi Gram Panchayat when major of the cases of irregularities are prior to that period. The petitioner undertakes to deposit Rs.40,000/- before the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24190 of 2012 (3) dt.12-12-2012 learned court below, which will be invested in some fixed deposit scheme by the learned court below in connection with the present case, which will be subject to the result of the case. On deposit of the aforesaid amount, 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 twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Supaul in connection with Pipra P.S. Case No. 98 of 2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (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.