Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.8542 of 2012 ====================================================== Shakti Kumar Das .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 21-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in jail since 30.6.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against the petitioner who was the Branch Manager of the non-banking institution, namely, Rastriya Swarmim Rozgar mission (Star Maker), who misappropriated the money of the investors. In paragraph 12 of the petition, it has been stated that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8542 of 2012 (2) dt.21-03-2012 2 / 2 2 amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M. Purnea in K. Hat (Madhubani) P.S. Case No. 257 of 2011. 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.