Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4020 of 2012 (2) dt.13-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4020 of 2012 ====================================================== Pankaj Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 13-02-2012 Petitioner is languishing in custody since 11.11.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . One stolen vehicle was recovered on 17.11.2010. On enquiry it was found that first the vehicle was sold to one Love Kumar. Petitioner claims to have purchased the said vehicle from one Rajesh Kumar. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the vehicle in question has been claimed by different person. A statement has been made in the petition that petitioner has no criminal antecedent and it is orally submitted that investigation is complete. Considering the fact that investigation is complete, let the petitioner namely Pankaj Kumar, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4020 of 2012 (2) dt.13-02-2012 sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalanda at Biharsharif in connection with Rajgir P.S. Case No. 201 of 2011. Shageer/- (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.