ANIL KUMAR BOSE vs STATE OF BIHAR

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 420 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code for preparing fictitious pay bills in the Durbhanga Medical College Hospital. The Court established that the preparation of false documents with intent to deceive constitutes cheating under Section 420 IPC. The appeals were dismissed, affirming the Patna High Court's judgment and the sentences of rigorous imprisonment and fines imposed on the appellants.