Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.42163 of 2012 ====================================================== Satya Narayan Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 07-12-2012 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 co-accused Dr. Pursottam produced some forged vouchers before the audit party at the time of audit. It is alleged against this petitioner that he misappropriated Rs. 41,377/- which was received by him from the patient for the purpose of payments of ambulance. It is claimed by the petitioner that the petitioner has already deposited the said account. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail for six months, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.42163 of 2012 (2) dt.07-12-2012 2/2 amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui in connection with Sikandra P.S. Case No. 152 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Learned court below will be at liberty to confirm the provisional bail of the petitioner if it is verified that the petitioner has deposited the alleged amount. Amrendra/- (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.