Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24893 of 2012 (2) dt.16-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24893 of 2012 ====================================================== Budhani Khatoon, daughter of Mophil Ali, At Narayanpur, P.S. Bihpur (Bhawanipur) District- Bhagalpur. .... .... 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 16-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Bihpur P.S. Case No. 101 of 2010, registered under [STATUTE] with regard to death of one Sajid Ali aged about four and half years. However, there is no eye witness to the occurrence and Sajid was found missing on 21. 03. 2010 and on search his dead body was recovered on 25. 03. 2010. However it is alleged that Budhni Khatoon told the informant that son would be traced out only if he agrees to solemnise her marriage with Tunnu Ali, the elder son of the informant. So it is alleged that Budhni Khatoon and others murdered the son of the informant. However, there is no eye witness to the occurrence. Only material for alleged occurrence is denial of marriage of this Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24893 of 2012 (2) dt.16-07-2012 petitioner with Tunnu Ali, the elder son of the informant. However, the name of the petitioner has come on mere suspicion. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the above 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 Additional Sessions Judge IV, Naugachia, in connection with Bihpur P.S. Case No. 101 of 2010 in Sessions Trial No. 800 of 2010, subject to condition that petitioner shall appear on each and every date fixed in this case and any absence shall be subject to satisfaction of the court below on reasonable ground. 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.