Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9725 of 2012 (2) dt.15-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.9725 of 2012 ====================================================== Manoj Mandal, son of Late Shiv Nandan Mandal, resident of Village- Shrirampur, P.S. Nath Nagar, District- Bhagalpur. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 15-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Nath Nagar P.S. Case No. 10 of 2011 (G.R. Case No. 126 of 2011), registered under [STATUTE] . It appears that a dead body was recovered from the well and the F.I.R. has been lodged against unknown. However, name of the petitioner has find place on confessional statement of co-accused Chandra shekhar. However, other material is that petitioner has confessed his complicity in the crime. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no eye witness to the occurrence. It is further submitted that Chandreshakhar Das having similar allegation has already been granted bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 23400 of 2011 and the case of the petitioner is on similar footing. The petitioner is in jail custody since 01. 02. 2011. Learned counsel for the State does not deny the above submission. Under the above facts and circumstances of the case the above named petitioner is directed to 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 Sri A. L. Srivastav, Vth, Addl. District & Sessions Judge, in connection with S.T. No. 979 of 2011 (arising out of Nath Nagar P.S. Case No. 10 of 2011. m.p. (Gopal Prasad, J) Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9725 of 2012 (2) dt.15-03-2012

Applicable IPC Section: 201

Statute Text:
Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code. Causing disappearance of evidence of an offence committed, or giving false information touching it to screen the offender, If a capital offence. Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been committed, causes any evidence of the commission of that offence to disappear, with the intention of screening the offender from legal punishment, or with that intention gives any information respecting the offence which he knows or believes to be false; if a capital offence — shall, if the offence which he knows or believes to have been committed is punishable with death, be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine; if punishable with imprisonment for life — and if the offence is punishable with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment which may extend to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, and shall also be liable to fine; if punishable with less than ten years imprisonment — and if the offence is punishable with imprisonment for any term not extending to ten years, shall be punished with imprisonment of the description provided for the offence, for a term which may extend to one-fourth part of the longest term of the imprisonment provided for the offence, or with fine, or with both.