Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1826 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sanjay Sah S/O Sheoji Sah Resident Of Village- Bariswan, Police Station- Shahpur, District- Bhojpur. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 02/ 01-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 24.10.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that one Virendra Ram gave a stolen motorcycle to the father of the petitioner and the petitioner was using the same by changing its registration number. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent Virendra Ram has been granted bail. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner namely Sanjay Sah, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.1826 of 2012 (2) dt.01-02-2012 2/2 of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur at Ara in connection with Shahpur P.S. Case No. 139 of 2010. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) .

Applicable IPC Section: 474

Statute Text:
Section 474 of the Indian Penal Code. Having possession of a document, knowing it to be forged, with intent to use it as genuine; If the document is one of the description mentioned in section 466 of the Indian Penal Code. Whoever has in his possession any document, knowing the same to be forged, and intending that the same shall fraudulently or dishonestly be used as genuine, shall, if the document is one of the description mentioned in section 466 of this Code, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; and if the document is one of the description mentioned in section 467, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description, for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.