Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.45947 of 2009 (2) dt.30-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 45947 of 2009 ====================================================== 1. Mukesh Kumar Singh S/O Hira Lal Singh R/O Vill.- Jafar Patti, P.S.- Raja Pakar, Distt.- Vaishali .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Raghunath Singh S/O Late Ram Sewak Singh Vill.- Chatwana Raibhan, P.S.- Mahua, Distt.- Vaishali .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Arun Kumar Mr. Ravi Prakash For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 02. 30.03.2012 The petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 20.01.2009 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur in Raja Pakar P.S. Case No. 187 of 2007 by which he has taken cognizance under [STATUTE] . Since the petitioner seeks quashing on disputed questions of fact which can not be looked into at this stage, I am not inclined to interfere in the matter. The application is dismissed. Vikash/- (Anjana Prakash, 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.