Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27064 of 2011 (2) dt.09-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.27064 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Ram Chandra Das Late Hasib Lal Das Vill.-Batham,Paras,P.S.- Shankarpur,Dist-Madhepura .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Ram Prasad Sah Blok Supply Officer,Shankarpur,Dist.Madhepura .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Uday Chand Prasad, Mr. Manoj Kumar, Mr. Binod Kumar Sinha, Advocates. For the Opposite Party/s : Mrs. I.P. Pandey, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 09-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This application has been filed for quashing the order dated 18.6.2011 passed in Shankarpur P.S. Case No.51 of 2010 by the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Madhepura by which he has taken cognizance against the petitioner under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner has very fairly submitted that during the pendency of this application four witnesses have already been examined. He further submits that the informant of this case is not co-operating and is not Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.27064 of 2011 (2) dt.09-08-2012 coming to the court for last two or three dates. In this view of the matter, this case does not survive. However, it is expected that when the informant has lodge the case he should lead his evidence without any delay and if he fails to give his evidence, the court below will be a liberty to take all sorts of action against him as provided under the Code of Criminal Procedure. The court below is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order. With the aforesaid observation this application is dismissed. Let this order be communicated through Fax at the cost of the petitioner. Vinay/- (Shivaji Pandey, 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.