Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24738 of 2012 (2) dt.04-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24738 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Rajeshwar Prasad @ Pappu Ji S/O Late Chando Singh Resident Of Village- Kamal Bigha, P.S.- Silao, District- Nalanda, At Present R/O Alok Nanda Apartment Lalbabu Market, P.S.- Shastrinagar, District- Patna .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 04-07-2012 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Counsel for the State. Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Khajeklan P.S. case No. 54 of 2012 instituted for the offences under [STATUTE] , 103/104 of the Trade Mark Act, 1999 and under Sections 64/65 of the Copy Right Act, 1957. The prosecution story is based on a written report lodged with the police by representative of M/S Prem Mehandi Centre, Nasik, Maharashtra alleging that fake Mehandi is being manufactured with their brand name and sold in entire State of Bihar. Allegedly the fake Mehandi is being manufactured in the factories of Amarji Mehandi Wala and Chandan alias Alok. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24738 of 2012 (2) dt.04-07-2012 petitioner runs his business in the name of M/s Alok Mehandi products, Shastrinagar, Patna and the name of the product of petitioner is Kaberi Mehandi Kone whereas the product of the informant’s name has been patented as Kaveri Mehandi Cone. His further submission is that he has got licence for manufacture of the said product by the competent authority and there is no question of faking any goods produced by the informant’s firm. Be that as it may, keeping in view the nature of allegation, let the petitioner above-named in the event of his arrest/surrender within four weeks from today before the Court below, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna in connection with Khajekalan P.S. case No. 54 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Grant of anticipatory bail is subject to the condition that the petitioner shall all along cooperate with the police in course of investigation. Arun Kumar/- (Chakradhari Sharan 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.