Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38195 of 2012 (2) dt.05-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38195 of 2012 ====================================================== Jalaj Srivastav @ Guddu .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 05-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the informant and his wife invested rupees ten lakhs and three lakhs respectively in Sahara India when receipt was not given. Subsequently, two cheques were issued by Luna Shrivastava which got bounced and subsequently, the accused persons fled away from the scene after closing the office. It is submitted that franchise holder is Neeraj Shrivastava when the cheques were issued by Luna Shrivastava and it is not alleged that the money was given to this petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail in the event of 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 Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38195 of 2012 (2) dt.05-10-2012 thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned ACJM, Danapur, Patna in connection with Naubatpur P.S. Case No. 159 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.