Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.27230 of 2012 ====================================================== Santosh Kumar @ Santosh Paswan @ Santosh Jaiswal .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 03-08-2012 Petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . and 47(a) of the Excise Act. 200 sachets of country made liquor each 200 ML were recovered from the pick-up van and thereafter some illicit liquors were also recovered from the godown of the petitioner. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is the licensee and license has been brought on record as Annexure-2 and the liquors were lifted on 23.04.2012 from the Beverage corporation and it was being transported though beyond the permissible period of transporting. Considering the fact that petitioner is a licensee, let the petitioner namely Santosh Kumar @ Santosh Paswan @ Santosh Jaiswal, in the event of his arrest or surrender before Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27230 of 2012 (2) dt.03-08-2012 2 / 2 2 the Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran in connection with Chhatauni P.S. Case No. 87 of 2012. Shageer/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 472

Statute Text:
Section 472 of the Indian Penal Code. Making or counterfeiting a seal, plate, etc., with intent to commit a forgery punishable under section 467 of the Indian Penal Code, or possessing with like intent any such seal, plate, etc. knowing the same to be counterfeit. Whoever makes or counterfeits any seal, plate or other instrument for making an impression, intending that the same shall be used for the purpose of committing any forgery which would be punishable under section 467 of this Code, or, with such intent, has in his possession any such seal, plate or other instrument, knowing the same to be counterfeit, shall be punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.