Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.77 of 2012 1. Rajeshwar Singh 2. Jitendra Singh @ Bijendra Singh 3. Munna Singh 4. Kamlesh Singh @ Mukeshm Singh 5. Surendra Singh 6. Dinkar Singh All sons of late Ramdeo Singh 7. Umesh Singh 8. Akhilesh Singh @ Kamlesh Singh Both sons of late Baijnath Singh 9. Mithilesh Singh, son of late Ram Lakhan Singh All residents of village Hardas Tola, P.S. Chandi, district Bhojpur .. Petitioners Versus The State Of Bihar .. Opposite party **** /2/ 4 January, 2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. This application is for grant of anticipatory bail for offence under [STATUTE] . The petitioners are the vendee and the allegation of the informant is that the vendor was impersonated and in his place some other persons stand to execute the sale deed. The sale deed has been executed about 31 years back and after lapse of 31 years case has been filed. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of their arrest or 2 surrender of the petitioners, is directed to be released on anticipatory bail, within four weeks, from the date of receipt of this order, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Ara Nawada P.S. Case No. 533 of 2010 to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code. S.A. ( Gopal Prasad, 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.