Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Revision No.134 of 2012 ====================================================== Shyam Babu Chaudhary son of Shri Nandu Choudhary resident of village Harnahi P.S. Baruraj District- Muzaffarpur. ... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opp. Party ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Respondent/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL ORDER 2 01-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. This application is for grant of bail to the petitioner under the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000. Earlier such prayer was rejected by the Juvenile Justice Board, Muzaffarpur by order dated 21.10.2011 and the Appeal was also dismissed by order dated 06.01.2012 passed by the Sessions Judge, Muzaffarpur in Cr. Appeal No. 66/2011. The petitioner is one of the accused in Baruraj P.S. Patna High Court CR. REV. No.134 of 2012 (2) dt.01-02-2012 2 / 3 2 Case No. 63/2011 instituted under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ‘Dewar’ of the victim lady and in the F.I.R. only general and omnibus allegation has been made against the petitioner and his family members and only due to non- fulfilment of demand of one golden chain this incident has occurred. Learned counsel submits that the age of the petitioner has been assessed as 16 years, 3 months and 22 days on the date of occurrence. It is also submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent and his parents have already been granted bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 40902/2011 by order dated 7.12.2011. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Juvenile Justice Board, Muzaffarpur in connection with Baruraj P.S. Case No. 63/2011. The petitioner shall present himself before the Probation Officer, Muzaffarpur at least once a month and Patna High Court CR. REV. No.134 of 2012 (2) dt.01-02-2012 3 / 3 3 also as and when directed by him. The Probation Officer, Muzaffarpur shall maintain strict supervision over the petitioner. This application, accordingly stands disposed off. Sudha/- (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, 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.