Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28726 of 2012 (3) dt.05-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.28726 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Jawahar Mukhiya S/O Late Raja Mukhiya Resident Of Village- Patuari, P.S.- Bihara, District- Saharsa at present posted as Karamchari , Salkhua and Prabhari Panchayat Sachiv, Kabira, P.S.- Salkhua, District- Saharsa. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 05-09-2012 On the basis of written report submitted by the Block Development Officer, Salkhua, Salkhua P.S. Case No.4 of 2011 was registered under [STATUTE] . The petitioner is one of the named accused in the aforesaid case. During relevant period he was posted as Panchayat Sachiv, Kabira. It has been alleged that a large scale of bungling was committed in withdrawal of the amount under Indira Awas Scheme by the accused persons in conspiracy with each other including the petitioner. Earlier also, the petitioner had moved for grant of anticipatory bail which was withdrawn after some argument. In view of serious nature of allegation, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. It is dismissed, accordingly. Md.S./- (Ashwani Kumar Singh, 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.