Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.8141 of 2012 ====================================================== Rajesh Kumar Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 16-03-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. This is an application for bail in a case of misuse. Initially, the case was registered under [STATUTE] and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act when the petitioner was granted bail. The bail bond of the petitioner was cancelled on 20.06.2007 and the petitioner is in custody since 26.08.2011. It is alleged against the petitioner that after grant of bail on the condition of keeping the wife with full dignity and honour, the wife was killed when Banka P.S. Case No. 206 of 2007 was instituted under [STATUTE] . Annexure-5 reflects that the petitioner has been grated in that case, vide Cr. Misc. No. 33721 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 Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8141 of 2012 (2) dt.16-03-2012 2/ 2 Banka in connection with Complaint Case No. 476 of 2006. Amrendra/- (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.