Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44307 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Himadri Devi @ Himadri Abhilasha, wife of Akhileswar Prasad 2. Akhileshwar Prasad son of Late Mahangu Sah, both resident of village- Kanana Po-Kaudihar, PS- Raxaul, District-East Champaran. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 2/ 10-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners seek anticipatory bail in a case instituted for the offence under [STATUTE] . Considering that the present case arises out of a complaint and there evidently appears to be land dispute between the parties, it is ordered that the event of surrender/arrest of the petitioners, named above, within four weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order in connection with Complaint Case No.264 of 2008, they shall be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.5,000/- (five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each or any other surety to be fixed by the court below to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, East Champaran at Motihari, subject Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44307 of 2011 (2) dt.10-02-2012 2 / 2 2 to the conditions as laid down under sections 438(2) Cr. P. C. and (i) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the petitioner, who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioners. The bailors will undertake to furnish information to the court about any change in the address of the petitioners, (ii) That the affidavit shall clearly state that the petitioners are not accused in any other case and, if they are, they shall not be released on bail, (iii) That the bailors shall also state on affidavit that they will inform the court concerned if the petitioners are implicated in any other case of similar nature after their release in the present case and thereafter the court below will be at liberty to initiate the proceeding for cancellation of bail on the ground of misuse, (iv) That the petitioners will be well represented on each date and if they fail to do so on two consecutive dates, their bail will be liable to be cancelled. JA/- (Anjana Prakash, 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.