Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19468 of 2012 (3) dt.04-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.19468 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Raj Banshi Singh S/O Hira Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.20631 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Dinesh Singh S/O Hira Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 3 04-07-2012 Both the above stated petitions arise out of Khaira P.S. Case No. 71 of 2011 registered under [STATUTE] and accordingly, both the above stated petitions are being disposed of by this common order. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner in Cr. Misc. No. 19468 of 2012 is devar of the deceased and no specific allegation has been attributed against him. So far as petitioner in Cr. Misc. No. 20631 of 2012 is concerned, he is husband of the deceased. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19468 of 2012 (3) dt.04-07-2012 Learned counsel appearing in Cr. Misc. No. 19468 of 2012 submits that having more or less similar allegation, other in- laws are enjoying the privilege of anticipatory bail vide order dated 08.05.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 16917 of 2012. In view of the aforesaid submission, petitioner in Cr. Misc. No. 19468 of 2012, namely, Raj Banshi Singh is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Fast Track Court-IV, Saran at Chapra in connection with Sessions Trial No. 884 of 2011 arising out of Khaira P.S. Case No. 71 of 2011. So far as petitioner in Cr. Misc. No. 20631 of 2012 is concerned, let the case diary of Khaira P.S. Case No. 71 of 2011 corresponding to Sessions Trial No. 884 of 2011 be called for from the court of Fast Track Court-IV, Saran at Chapra and list the aforesaid Cr. Misc. No. 20631 of 2012 after receipt of the same. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.