Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30720 of 2012 (2) dt.14-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.30720 of 2012 ====================================================== Uchit Yadav, son of Khiru Yadav, resident of Village- Kariba Pathar, P.S. Laxmipur, District- Jamui. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 14-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Sessions Trial No. 122 of 2012, Tr. No. 43 of 2012 arising out of Laxmipur P.S. Case No. 14 of 2000, registered under [STATUTE] . There is allegation that son of the informant went along with this petitioner on 24. 01. 2000. He was seen along with Gurmi Yadav, Shyamdeo Yadav, Prem Yadav and Shaligram Yadav going towards east. The dead body of the son of the informant was recovered on 29. 01. 2000, then F.I.R. was lodged. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that there is no eye witness to the occurrence and only material against the petitioner he was last seen with the victim and motive for alleged occurrence is that Bhagirath, son of the informant eloped with one Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30720 of 2012 (2) dt.14-08-2012 Susma Kumari, in this connection Bhagirath has been remanded in this case and after his release the accused persons threatened him. It is further submitted that police after investigation submitted Final Form against accused persons but cognizance has been taken. Hence the case hinges on circumstantial evidence. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to 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 the A.D.J. 1st, Jamui, in connection with Sessions Trial No. 122 of 2012, Tr. No. 43 of 2012 arising out of Laxmipur P.S. Case No. 14 of 2000. 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.