Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5363 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Angad Kumar Pandey @ Angad Pandey S/O Sri Satya Narain Pandey Resident Of Sewaraha Pandey Tola, Police Station- Harsidhi, District- East Champaran .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 24-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 24.11.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . One Ashok was found to have appointed as Medical Officer on forged educational certificates, who in his confession named this petitioner and one Ranjay Kumar to the effect that they have also been appointed as Medical Officer on forged educational certificates. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner has never joined as Medical Officer. It is further submitted that Ashok has been granted bail vide Cr. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5363 of 2012 (2) dt.24-02-2012 2/2 Misc. No. 35847 of 2011. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheikhpura in connection with Sheikhpura P.S. Case No. 134 of 2011. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) .

Applicable IPC Section: 468

Statute Text:
Section 468 of the Indian Penal Code. Forgery for the purpose of cheating. Whoever commits forgery, intending that the document forged shall be used for the purpose of cheating, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.