Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18904 of 2012 (3) dt.28-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 18904 of 2012 ====================================================== Suresh Padney S/O Aniruddh Pandey R/O Village - Pitambarpur, P.S. Ghoshi, District – Jahanabad. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL ORDER 3. 28-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in Islampur P.S. Case No. 162 of 1999 for offence under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that he obtained employment on the basis of forged and fabricated certificate. In the said case chargesheet has also been submitted. The impugned order dated 17.04.2012 itself shows that petitioner has been granted liberty to renew his prayer for bail after two months. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation is serious since a public office has been usurped by the petitioner on the basis of forged and Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18904 of 2012 (3) dt.28-05-2012 fabricated documents causing loss to the public since some other qualified and deserving candidates have been prevented from getting such employment. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the abovenamed petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Hilsa Nalanda in connection with Islampur P.S. Case No. 162 of 1999. The bail granted is subject to the condition that the petitioner shall co-operate in trial and not absent himself without due cause and sufficient reason. Any violation to do so shall lead to cancellation of bail. This application, accordingly, stands disposed off. Anand Kr. (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, 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.