Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.901 of 2012 ====================================================== Umesh Kumar Pandit, S/O Late Vidya Nand Pandit, R/O Village-Mahadeo Math, P.S.-Laukahi, District.-Madhubani. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Gagandeo Yadav, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Ashok Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN) 2 31-01-2012 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties. The petitioner has questioned the order dated 27.4.2011 passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna in Kotwali P.S. Case No.379 of 2009, whereby the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna has been pleased to take cognizance of the offences under [STATUTE] . The allegation against the petitioner is of submitting a certificate of educational qualification, the authenticity of which was doubted. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has presented the certificate as obtained from the Board and that there was no attempt on the part of the petitioner to commit any forgery in the document. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.901 of 2012 (2) dt.31-01-2012 2 Be that as it may, considering the nature of allegation, there is no requirement for interfering with the order impugned and this application is disposed of by reserving liberty to the petitioner to raise all issues as raised in the present application at the time of framing of charges. SKPathak/- (Jyoti Saran, J.)

Applicable IPC Section: 469

Statute Text:
Section 469 of the Indian Penal Code. Forgery for the purpose of harming the reputation of any person or knowing that it is likely to be used for that purpose. Whoever commits forgery, intending that the document forged shall harm the reputation of any party, or knowing that it is likely to be used for that purpose, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine.