Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14320 of 2012 (4) dt.27-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14320 of 2012 ====================================================== Ajay Yadav @ Ajay Kumar Yadav, son of Shyam Sundar Yadav, resident of Village- Rajla, Police Station- Jhajha, 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 4 27-06-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Jhajha P.S. Case No. 98 of 2011 (G.R. No. 1537 of 2011), registered under [STATUTE] . There is no eye witness to the occurrence. The dead body of the deceased was found in the well. The prosecution as alleged that petitioner has illicit relation with the wife of third son of the informant. It is alleged that deceased, the fourth son of the informant used to protest and it is alleged that victim was done to death. However, there is no eye witness to the occurrence. The case hinges on circumstantial evidence and only circumstance is that petitioner has illicit relation with the wife of third son of the informant. It is also stated that Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14320 of 2012 (4) dt.27-06-2012 petitioner is aged about 20 years and husband of the lady has denied the illicit relation of the petitioner. The petitioner is in jail custody since 14. 10. 2011. 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui, in connection with Jhajha P.S. Case No. 98 of 2011. 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.