Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1145 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Puja Kumari 2. Bibha Devi 3. Neelam Devi 4. Kranti Devi 5. Satya Narayan 6. Shiv Narayan. …. …. Petitioners Versus The State Of Bihar …. …. Opposite Party 2 16-01-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] . The informant’s son went out of the house and did not return subsequently his dead body was recovered. The F.I.R. was lodged against unknown. From the order of Sessions Judge, it appears that against these petitioners, D.I.G. has only found the case under [STATUTE] . since they had knowledge about the occurrence but did not disclose about the same. Considering the circumstantial nature of accusation, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of their arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing the bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Begusarai in connection with Begusarai Muffasil (Singhaul) P.S. Case No. 77/2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. The bail bond of the petitioners will be accepted on the undertaking that they will regularly co-operate in the investigation. Amrendra Kumar/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 202

Statute Text:
Section 202 of the Indian Penal Code. Intentional omission to give information of an offence by a person legally bound to inform. Whoever, knowing or having reason to believe that an offence has been committed, intentionally omits to give any information respecting that offence which he is legally bound to give, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine, or with both.