Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.28074 of 2011 ====================================================== Sanjeev Kumar Jha, son of Late Ram Swarath Jha, R/o – village – Harsinghpur, P.S. – Rumani Saidpur, District – Sitamarhi. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Block Development Officer, Parsauni, P.S. – Parsauni, District – Sitamarhi. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 5 14-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. None turned up on behalf of Opposite Party No. 2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . In this case instituted against one named and other unknown relating to some forgery committed in list of old age pension scheme and account was opened in name of several persons un-authorizedly. Petitioner’s name emerged during investigation being concerned with particular Block indicating his involvement also in the entire episode. Submission is of false implication and mere suspicion without any substantive material. Investigation is still going on. Though, charge-sheet has been submitted against similarly named accused Ram Naresh Singh. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28074 of 2011 (5) dt.14-03-2012 2 / 2 2 Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within four weeks, till conclusion of investigation/submission of charge- sheet, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sitamarhi, in connection with Parsauni P.S. Case No. 23/2008, subject to condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure with additional condition to remain physically present before the court below on each and every date till conclusion of investigation/submission of charge-sheet, in case of failure on two consecutive dates without giving any reasonable explanation, the liberty granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.