Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44062 of 2011 (5) dt.04-07-2012 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44062 of 2011 ====================================================== Shankar Prasad S/O Late Ram Baran Mahto, Resident Of Village- Katarihil, Baragibigha, P.S.- Chandauti, District- Gaya. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 5/ 04-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks anticipatory bail in a case instituted for the offence under [STATUTE] . It has been submitted that initially a sum of Rs.2,77,100/- was deducted from his salary whereafter vide order dated 22.02.2012, it was directed that no coercive steps shall be taken against the Petitioner since the petitioner was ready to make good the loss which he had caused to the Food Corporation of India. It has further been submitted that altogether a sum of Rs.7,12,900/- have been deposited through Demand Draft on 20.03.2012. Considering the aforesaid, it is ordered that the event of surrender/ arrest of the petitioner, named above, within four weeks Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44062 of 2011 (5) dt.04-07-2012 2 from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order in connection with Civil Lines P.S. Case No.276 of 2011 (G.R.No.4146 of 2011) he shall be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.5,000/- (five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each or any other surety to be fixed by the court below to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gaya, subject to the conditions as laid down under sections 438(2) Cr. P. C. and (i) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner, who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. The bailors will undertake to furnish information to the court about any change in the address of the petitioner, (ii) That the affidavit shall clearly state that the petitioner is not an accused in any other case and, if he is, he shall not be released on bail, (iii) That the bailors shall also state on affidavit that they will inform the court concerned if the petitioner is implicated in any other case of similar nature after his release in the present case and thereafter the court below will be at liberty to initiate the proceeding for cancellation of bail on the ground of misuse, (iv) That the petitioner will give an undertaking that he will receive the police papers on the given date and be present on date fixed for charge and if he fails to do so on two given dates and delays the trial in any manner, his bail will be liable to be Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44062 of 2011 (5) dt.04-07-2012 3 cancelled for reasons of misuse, and (v) That the petitioner will be well represented on each date and if he fails to do so on two consecutive dates, his bail will be liable to be cancelled. JA/- (Anjana Prakash, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 471

Statute Text:
Section 471 of the Indian Penal Code. Using as genuine a forged document which is known to be forged. Whoever fraudulently or dishonestly uses as genuine any document which he knows or has reason to believe to be a forged document, shall be punished in the same manner as if he had forged such document.