IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.9998 of 2009 RAMANAND SINGH, SON OF RAJBANSH SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KURASAN, P.S. BHABUA, DISTRICT KAIMUR AT BHABUA ----- Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ----- Opposite Party ----------- 2 8.5.2009 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel appearing on behalf of the State. Petitioner is an accused in a case under Sections 489(B), 489(C) and 109 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution case is that Ram Narayan deposited 17,000/- in the Bank out of which 24 notes of Rs. 500/- were found to be forged. Ram Narayan disclosed that the money was given to him by one Rajesh Bind to whom he has sold the land. Ram Narayan also disclosed that Rajesh Bind had received the forged money from the petitioner Ramanand Singh who is a rice mill owner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that Ramanand Singh had received the money in lieu of payment of rice which he had sold to Awadhesh Singh and Raju Singh. It is further submitted that the signature of the 2 petitioner on the 500/- notes indicates that the petitioner had no knowledge that the notes were forged. Lastly it has been submitted that the petitioner is aged about 65 years. Considering the age of the petitioner, he is directed to be released on bail in connection with Bhabua P.S. Case No. 469 of 2008 on furnishing bail bond of rupees ten thousand with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabua. Sanjay (Sheema Ali Khan, J.)