Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23651 of 2012 (3) dt.07-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23651 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Mithilesh Kumar Abhishek, 2. Suneeta Abishek alias Suneeta Devi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 07-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of withdrawing LIC maturity amount on death of the informant’s husband by opening forged account. Let the learned court below consider the regular bail of the petitioner in case the petitioner surrenders within six weeks from today in connection with Laheriasarai P.S. Case no. 51 of 2012 pending in the court of learned C.J.M., Darbhanga. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23651 of 2012 (3) dt.07-09-2012 Let this order be transmitted through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. Anil/- (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.