Case Facts:
Patna High Court CR. WJC No.782 of 2012 (2) dt.08-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ No.782 of 2012 ====================================================== Dr. M. Jamal Ahmad "Jauhar" .... .... Petitioner Versus The Union Of India Through The .... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Mr. Ajay Thakur, Advocate. For the Respondent : None. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 08-08-2012 The petitioner has been made accused in Bakhari P.S.Case No.143 of 2012 dated 02.06.2012 registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . The FIR has been instituted on the basis of the written report of the Civil Surgeon, Begusarai wherein, it is alleged that on the basis of a forged certificate, the petitioner was practising as a doctor. The petitioner has come before this Court with a prayer to quash the aforesaid FIR. In support of his argument, he has annexed several documents to show that the certificate being claimed to be forged are actually bonafide certificates. In my view, this is not the stage when this Court can look into the defence documents, assess the veracity of those documents and thereafter come to a conclusive finding. All these things can be done either at the stage of investigation or at the Patna High Court CR. WJC No.782 of 2012 (2) dt.08-08-2012 stage of trial. The FIR discloses commission of a cognizable offence and as such, the prayer made on behalf of the petitioner cannot be allowed. The writ petition is dismissed, accordingly. B.Kr./- (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 420

Statute Text:
Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code. Cheating and there by dishonestly inducing delivery of property, or the making, alteration or destruction of a valuable security. Whoever cheats and thereby dishonestly induces the person deceived to deliver any property to any person, or to make, alter or destroy the whole or any part of a valuable security, or anything which is signed or sealed, and which is capable of being converted into a valuable security, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.