Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.30657 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Mostt. Sahodari Devi, wife of Late Deepu Rajak @ Biku Rajak. 2. Manti Devi, wife of Hardeo Rajak. Both residents of Village- Gobrahs Tols Jehans, P.S. Belaganj, District-Gaya. .... .... Petitioners. Versus State of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Parties. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 28-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged by the complainant that her brother-in-law(brother of the husband) sold land in her favour and subsequently the same land was sold by petitioner no.1 in favour of petitioner no. 2 who happens to be the sister-in-law (Gotani)of the complainant. It is submitted that husband of petitioner no.1 sold 8 ¾ decimals of land in favour of complainant on 06.01.1999 when share of petitioner no.1 was 15 decimals and rest 6 ¼ decimals of land was transferred by petitioner no.1 in favour of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30657 of 2012 (2) dt.28-08-2012 2 / 2 2 petitioner no.2 subsequently. Hence, the sale deed was executed to the extent of share of petitioner no.1. Considering the nature of accusation, let the petitioners, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Complaint Case No. 467 of 2010 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Ist Class, J.M., Gaya, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.