Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.36337 of 2012 ====================================================== Shiv Narayan Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 4 15-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, informant and the State. Petitioner being Panchayat Mukhiya is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against the petitioner that he allowed one Punam Devi, wife of Biso Yadav to withdraw the benefits of Indira Awas Scheme when the actual beneficiary was Bhutia Devi, wife of Biso Yadav. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the Sub-Divisional Officer, Triveniganj made enquiry and submitted a report on 29.04.2012 which is the basis of the present F.I.R. when it was found that panchayat Mukhiya is not empowered to correct in the photo identity card issued by the Election Commission which ought not to have Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36337 of 2012 (4) dt.15-10-2012 2 / 2 2 been relied by the bank. Hence F.I.R. was directed to be lodged against the bank. In view of the report of the S.D.O., Triveniganj, it is a fit case for consideration of regular bail, if the petitioner surrenders within a period of eight weeks in connection with Triveniganj P.S. Case No. 65 of 2012, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Supaul. With the observations above, the application stands disposed off. Let the order of this Court be transmitted through FAX to the learned Court below at the cost of the petitioner. Shageer/- (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.