DINBANDHU vs STATE OF BIHAR

The Supreme Court held that the condition imposed by the High Court on the anticipatory bail of the appellant, which prohibited the use of a disputed document in a pending partition suit, was illegal and unsustainable. The Court emphasized that the determination of a document's genuineness lies solely with the Civil Court, and any allegations of forgery or interpolation should be addressed under Section 340 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Consequently, the Court set aside the High Court's condition, affirming the principle that the validity of evidence must be adjudicated by the appropriate civil authority.