Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.36502 of 2012 ====================================================== Dr. S. Kumar @ Shrawan Kumar S/O Late Jeewachh Prasad R/O Mohalla - Shahganj Benta, Police Station - Laheriasarai, District – Darbhanga. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 25-09-2012 Heard learned senior counsel for the petitioner, learned counsels for the informant and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged by the informant that the petitioner used to run ‘Godawai Jeewachh Hospital Research Center and Para Medical College’ and used to treat the patients claiming himself to be the M.B.B.S. Doctor when he has no license. Moreover, his driving license and bank account and other documents suggest that he is a doctor. It is submitted by learned senior counsel for the petitioner that with the same accusation, complaint was filed by the informant before the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.36502 of 2012 (2) dt.25-09-2012 2 / 2 2 District Magistrate on 11.04.2012 and the matter was enquired by a board of the doctors including the Civil Surgeon, Darbhanga, which suggests that the petitioner has a diploma in physiotherapy and the prescriptions does not suggest the signature of this petitioner. The report was submitted by the board on 22.06.2012 and thereafter the complaint was filed on 06.06.2012 which came to be registered as police case on 10.06.2012. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioner, 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 Laheriasarai P.S. Case No. 227 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Darbhanga, 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: 468

Statute Text:
Section 468 of the Indian Penal Code. Forgery for the purpose of cheating. Whoever commits forgery, intending that the document forged shall be used for the purpose of cheating, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.