Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35690 of 2012 (2) dt.20-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.35690 of 2012 ====================================================== Sita Ram Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 20-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the complainant’s brother’s property was gifted through a forged gift deed on 8.3.1999 when the brother of the complainant died on 25.1.1999. The petitioner is a witness to the sale deed. It is submitted that others have been granted anticipatory bail. In view of this court, this is a case for consideration of regular bail of the petitioner by the learned court below in case the petitioner surrenders within six weeks from today in connection with complaint case no. 912 of 2000 pending in the court of learned C.J.M., Aurangabad. It is expected from the learned below that the bail application of the petitioner is disposed of preferably Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35690 of 2012 (2) dt.20-09-2012 on the same day, if possible. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction. Let this order be transmitted through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. Anil/- (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.