Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3819 of 2012 ====================================================== Nageshwar Prasad Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar & Ors .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Uday Chand Prasad For the Respondent/s : Mr. Girija Shankar Pd Gp1 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SHEEMA ALI KHAN ORAL ORDER 2 27-04-2012 1. Heard the counsel for the petitioner and counsel for the State. 2. Counsel for the petitioner submits that his license of running Fail Price Shop at Gram Panchayat, Jibachhpur has been cancelled on the ground that he was made accused in criminal case for the offence under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. Patna High Court CWJC No.3819 of 2012 (2) dt.27-04-2012 2 / 3 2 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that he has been acquitted for the offence under [STATUTE] vide judgment dated 18.11.2011 as contained in Annexure- 4 to this writ application. 4. Counsel for the petitioner submits that this Hon’ble Court in several cases has quashed the order of suspension after criminal case has been dropped. 5. In the present case the petitioner is directed to move the S.D.O., Madhepura with a copy of this order and the Judgment of acquittal, Annexure-4. The S.D.O. will examine the facts and thereafter pass an appropriate order either by restoring the order of license, or rejecting the application, giving cogent reasons for not restoring the order of cancellation within a period of three months. 6. In the me antime, this Court suspends the order as contained in Annexure- 2 till disposal of the order passed by the S.D.O., Madhepura. 7. This writ application is disposed of with the Patna High Court CWJC No.3819 of 2012 (2) dt.27-04-2012 3 / 3 3 aforesaid direction. AnilKrSinha/- (Sheema Ali Khan, 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.