Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.43513 of 2011 1. Shambhu Kumar, son of Shital Prasad, R/O Marufganj P.S. Malsalami, Distt. Patna 2. Chandra Shekhar Kumar, son of Ram Prasad Rai, R/O. Village-Rampur, P.S. Raghopur Town, District-Vaishali. Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 2. 12.1.2012. Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioners are in custody in connection with Alamganj P.S.Case No.259 of 2011 for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] and section 16 (a) (1) of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954. The petitioners herein have been charged with indulging in the process of preparation of adulterated Ghee. Learned counsel for the petitioners, submits that the petitioners are mere employees working under one Sanjay Kumar. He further submits that although the product in question has not been found to be of standard but was not dangerous to life. He further submits that the owner of the manufacturing house, namely, Sanjay Kumar has since been granted bail by a bench of this court in Cr.Misc.No.44557 of 2011 on 10.11.2011 and one of the staff of the said 2 employer namely, Ajay Kumar has also been granted bail on 10.1.2011 by an order passed in Cr.Misc.No.44634 of 2011. Regard being had to the submissions made by the learned counsel, let the petitioners (1) Shambhu Kumar and (2) Chandra Shekhar Kumar be released on bail upon each one of them individually furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Pata City, Patna in connection with Alamganj P.S.Case No.259 of 2011. ahk (Jyoti Saran, 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.