Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.30057 of 2012 ====================================================== Laxman Prasad Gupta S/O Sri Rajendra Gupta Resident Of Village- Mansapur, Police Station- Laukahi, District- Madhubani. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 12-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner being the Rojgar Sewak is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the petitioner was absent from his duty due to which disturbance was created in execution of MANREGA scheme when by forging signature of Mukhiya, Rs. 3,76,241/- was withdrawn from the bank. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that during investigation, it has come that the Mukhiya has refused to make her signature for verification. In view of this Court, it is a fit case for consideration of regular bail if the petitioner Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30057 of 2012 (3) dt.12-10-2012 2 / 2 2 surrenders within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order in connection with Ghoghardiha P.S. Case No. 65 of 2010 pending in the court of the learned A.C.J.M., Jhanjharpur, Madhubani. With this observation, the application is disposed off. Let the order be faxed to the learned court below at the cost of the petitioner. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.