Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37973 of 2012 (2) dt.11-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.37973 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Om Prakash S/O Madan Sao R/O Diwan Mohalla Ramjani Chouraha, P.S.-Alamganj, Distt-Patna .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 11-10-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner is an accused in Digha P.S. Case No.65 of 2012 registered under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R.lodged on the basis of written report of Rajesh Kumar. The name of the petitioner has come in the confessional statement of co-accused, Nitu Devi. Except that there is nothing against the petitioner and he is in custody since 18.6.2012. It is further submitted that co- accused, namely, Nitu Devi has already been granted bail by this Court vide Cr.Misc.No.29486/12 on 11.9.2012. Under the facts and circumstances of the case, let the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37973 of 2012 (2) dt.11-10-2012 petitioner, above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the C.J.M, Patna, in Digha P.S. Case No.65/12. AnilKrSinha/- (Rajendra Kumar Mishra, 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.