Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25653 of 2012 ====================================================== Niraj Kumar Pandey .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 07-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that during verification it was found that the residential certificate issued by the S.D.O. in favour of the petitioner was found to be forged. It is submitted by learned senior counsel for the petitioner that the petition is posted in Army and the certificate was got issued by some mediator when the alleged forged certificate was issued on 20.01.2006 when subsequently on 22.09.2006 the Block Development Officer, Rafiganj issued residential certificate and both the certificates reflect that the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25653 of 2012 (3) dt.07-11-2012 2/2 petitioner is resident of village – Simra Jamshed, P.O. – Bhadwa Bazar, P.S. – Rafiganj, District – Aurangabad. Considering the fact that the residential certificate subsequently issued by the B.D.O. has not been cancelled and the petitioner is posted in Army, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Aurangabad in connection with Rafiganj P.S. Case No. 98 of 2006, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (Dinesh 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.