Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26714 of 2011 (5) dt.29-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.26714 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Bajo Ravidas @ Bajo Das, s/o late Bideshi Ravidas 2. Janak Devi, w/o Bajo Ravidas @ Bajo Das, both residents of village, P.O. & P.S. Mehus, district Sheikhpura .... Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Shanti Devi, w/o Domen Ravidas, resident of village Kutant, P.S. Barbigha, district Sheikhpura .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 5 29-06-2012 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. This is a petition for grant of anticipatory bail for offence under [STATUTE] . The petitioners are father-in-law and mother-in-law of the deceased. There is allegation of demand of cow and subjecting cruelty for non-fulfillment of the demand. The deceased was done to death and the dead body was disposed off. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case that there is general and omni bus allegation against these petitioners, the petitioners, above named, in the event of their arrest or surrender, within four weeks from the date of receipt of this order, are directed to be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bounds of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Mehus P.S. Case No. 7 of 2011 to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheikhpura, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code and subject to the condition that the husband of the deceased shall surrender. SA/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.