Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31282 of 2010 ====================================================== Dhaneshwar Prasad Singh, son of Sukh Deo Mahto, resident of village Chhorahi, P.S. Babubarhi, Distt. Madhubani. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Gagan Deo Yadav, Adv. For the State : Mr. Binod Shankar Modi, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 2. 08-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner seeks quashing of the entire proceeding including the order dated 19.7.2010 passed in Criminal Revision No. 434 of 2010 by which the Sessions Judge, Madhubani, has affirmed the order dated 28.3.2010 passed by the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Madhubani, in connection with Babubarhi P.S. Case No. 69 of 2008, T.R. No. 2806 of 2010 by which he has taken cognizance under [STATUTE] and Section 135 of R.P. Act. The prosecution case is that the petitioner being the Principal of a College had allowed Staff of the College to teach in absence of regular teachers on the basis of which they gave an application to be included in the Electrol Roll for Election in Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31282 of 2010 (2) dt.08-05-2012 2 / 2 2 Teachers Constituency. It has been submitted on behalf of the Petitioner that considering the allegations contained in the First Information Report, no offence whatsoever is made out against the Petitioner. I am inclined to agree with the submission of the Petitioner. In view of such, the entire proceeding including the order dated 19.7.2010 passed in Criminal Revision No. 434 of 2010 by the Sessions Judge, Madhubani, as also the order dated 28.3.2010 passed by the Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Madhubani, in connection with Babubarhi P.S. Case No. 69 of 2008, Trial No. 2806 of 2010 are hereby quashed. S.Ali (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.