Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4978 of 2012 ====================================================== Munchun Singh @ Kantar Singh @ Shankar Singh .... .... 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 21-02-2012 Petitioner is languishing in custody since 25.10.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The case was registered against unknown on the recovery of the dead body of the victim Bebi Devi. During investigation it has come that petitioner was some illicit relationship with the victim and petitioner also confessed his guilt. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that confession is before the police and confession has not led to any recovery, hence it is not admissible and now investigation is complete. Considering the circumstantial nature of accusation Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4978 of 2012 (2) dt.21-02-2012 2 / 2 2 and the fact that investigation is complete, let the petitioner namely Munchun Singh @ Kantar Singh @ Shankar Singh, 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 S.D.J.M., Shikarhana, Motihari in connection with Chiraiya(Shikarganj) P.S. Case No. 102 of 2011. Shageer/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

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.