Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.16757 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Rukshana Khatoon, W/O Kalim Mian. 2. Kalim Mian, S/O Akhtar Mian. Both residents of village- Naya Tola, Ranaha, P.S. Srinagar Pujaha, District-West Champaran. .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 08-05-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of making attempt to take benefit under Indira Awas Scheme. It is alleged that parentage of petitioner no.2 has been recorded in the B.P.L. list as Kalim Mian son of Rashid Mian whereas his father’s name is Akhtar Mian. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that since petitioner no.1 had filed a complaint against the B.D.O. hence the present case has been lodged when benefit under Indira Awas Scheme has not been received by petitioners. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16757 of 2012 (2) dt.08-05-2012 2 / 2 2 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 Srinagar (Pujaha)P.S. Case No. 57 of 2011 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 C.J.M. West Champaran at Bettiah, 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.