Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6864 of 2012 (2) dt.15-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6864 of 2012 ====================================================== Amulya Ratan Prasad Sinha @ A.R.P. Sinha, son of Late Bal Govind Prasad, the then Electrical Executive Engineer, Electric supply Division, Motihari, at present residing at Mohalla- Kankerbagh, P.O.& P.S. Kankerbagh, District- Patna. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner. : Mr. Subodh Kumar, Advocate. Mr. Shyameshwar Kr. Singh, Advocate. For the Vigilance : Mr. Ramakant Sharma, Sr. Advocate. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 15-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Vigilance P.S.Case No. 19 of 2006, Spl. Case No. 14/06 for offence under [STATUTE] and Section 13(1) and 13(2) of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The only allegation against the petitioner that one Prabhu Prasad who was dismissed from service was reinstated by the order of this petitioner in the year 1975. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the above petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of four weeks from today, shall be released on bail Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6864 of 2012 (2) dt.15-02-2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Special Judge, Vigilance, Muzaffarpur, in connection with Vigilance P.S. Case No. 19 of 2006, Spl. Case No. 14/06, subject to condition laid down under Section Section 438 (2) of Cr.P.C., subject to condition that petitioner shall cooperate with the Vigilance during investigation and produced himself as and when required by the police during investigation. m.p. (Gopal Prasad, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 199

Statute Text:
Section 199 of the Indian Penal Code. False statement made in any declaration which by law receivable as evidence. Whoever, in any declaration made or subscribed by him, which declaration any Court of Justice, or any public servant or other person, is bound or authorized by law to receive as evidence of any fact, makes any statement which is false, and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, touching any point material to the object for which the declaration is made or used, shall be punished in the same manner as if he gave false evidence.