Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41464 of 2012 (2) dt.30-11-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.41464 of 2012 ====================================================== Jata Shankar Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 30-11-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the stolen vehicle was recovered when garage owner disclosed that the vehicle belongs to the petitioner. It is alleged against the petitioner of preparing forged papers with regard to the stolen vehicle. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that no document has been seized from the place of seizure. Let the learned court below consider the regular bail of the petitioner, if the petitioner Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41464 of 2012 (2) dt.30-11-2012 surrenders before the learned court below within a period of six weeks from today in connection with Gopalganj P.S. Case No. 288 of 2007 pending in the court of learned CJM, Gopalganj. With the aforesaid observation, this application is disposed of. Let the order be transmitted to the learned court below through fax at the cost of the petitioner. DKS/ (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.