Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24932 of 2012 (2) dt.16-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24932 of 2012 ====================================================== Sunder Sahni @ Sundar Kapar, son of Shri Ram Tanuk Kapar, resident of Village: Gunai Bashi, P.S. Tajpur, District-Samastipur. .... .... 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 Patepur P.S. Case No. 168 of 2010, registered under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that co- accused, namely, Sushil Sahni having similar allegation has been granted bail by this Court. Further petitioner has been arrested on suspicion when a dead body was found. 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Vaishali at Hajipur, in connection with Patepur P.S. Case No. 168 of 2010, subject to condition that Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24932 of 2012 (2) dt.16-07-2012 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.