Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.16803 of 2012 ====================================================== Anil Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Shashikant Sinha .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 03/ 13-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, the State and the complainant. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that Rs.21,23,000/- was given to the developer Prabhat Kumar Singh while the petitioner being the power of attorney holder of the land has executed sale deed in favour of one Shakil Ahmad. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the developer, who received the money, has been granted anticipatory bail vide Cr. Misc. No. 17250 of 2011. Considering the fact that the agreement was Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16803 of 2012 (3) dt.13-08-2012 2/2 with the developer and the owner and the payment has been made to the developer, 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 Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Patna in connection with Complaint Case No. 844(C) of 2010, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) .

Applicable IPC Section: 465

Statute Text:
Section 465 of the Indian Penal Code. Forgery. Whoever commits forgery shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.