Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33687 of 2012 (2) dt.05-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33687 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Animesh Kumar @ Animesh @ Ramjee , son of Late Dashrath Singh. 2. Ravi @ Ravi Ranjan @ Ravi Ranjan Kumar @ Munna Singh, son of Late Kamal Singh. Both residents of Village- Chhakan Bigha, Police Station- Naubatpur, District- Patna (Bihar). .... .... Petitioners. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 05-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. The petitioners have been arrested in connection with Naubatpur P.S. Case No. 81 of 2012, registered under [STATUTE] . In the F.I.R. itself there is allegation that informant found his daughter missing and it is learnt that his daughter met with her neighbour and with her family member in the house and talked to her about ten minutes thereafter she returned to her house and several persons of the village seen the deceased in the way to her house but when the informant not seen her he searched but not traced out. Thereafter, on 05. 04. 2012 informant given Sanha about missing of his daughter. On the next day dead body of the informant’s daughter was found inside the well. However, from the order of the Additional Sessions Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33687 of 2012 (2) dt.05-09-2012 Judge, it appears that there is no eye witness or witness about the committing of murder by these petitioners and charge sheet has been submitted in this case. However, there is no evidence in the case. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioners are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M., Danapur, in connection with Naubatpur Police Station Case No. 81 of 2012. m.p. (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.