Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23651 of 2012 (3) dt.07-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23651 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Mithilesh Kumar Abhishek, 2. Suneeta Abishek alias Suneeta Devi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 07-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of withdrawing LIC maturity amount on death of the informant’s husband by opening forged account. Let the learned court below consider the regular bail of the petitioner in case the petitioner surrenders within six weeks from today in connection with Laheriasarai P.S. Case no. 51 of 2012 pending in the court of learned C.J.M., Darbhanga. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23651 of 2012 (3) dt.07-09-2012 Let this order be transmitted through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 474

Statute Text:
Section 474 of the Indian Penal Code. Having possession of a document, knowing it to be forged, with intent to use it as genuine; If the document is one of the description mentioned in section 466 of the Indian Penal Code. Whoever has in his possession any document, knowing the same to be forged, and intending that the same shall fraudulently or dishonestly be used as genuine, shall, if the document is one of the description mentioned in section 466 of this Code, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; and if the document is one of the description mentioned in section 467, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description, for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.