Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20023 of 2012 ====================================================== Raju Singh @ Langara S/O Late Shiv Chandra Singh @ Lati Singh R/O Village - Rasalpur, Police Station - Dumra, District - Sitamarhi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMARESH KUMAR LAL ORAL ORDER 2 24-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. . Petitioner seeks bail in a case originally registered under [STATUTE] , in which subsequently offence under [STATUTE] was also added. It is submitted that the petitioner is not named in the F.I.R. as an accused and he has been in custody since 17.11.2009. The name of the petitioner has appeared in the confessional statement of co- accused Sudhir Kumar @ Netaji who has been granted bail by a Bench of this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 12754 of 2012. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of the State could not controvert the contention of the petitioner while opposing his prayer. Considering the facts and circumstances of this case, the above named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) with two sureties of the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20023 of 2012 (2) dt.24-05-2012 2 like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge/ F.T.C. 1st, Sitamarhi in Sessions Trial No. 532 of 2009 arising out of Dumara P.S. Case No. 65 of 2009 with following conditions:- (i) The petitioner will not indulge himself in similar or any other offence. (ii) One of the bailors must be the close relative of the petitioner. (iii) The petitioner will be well represented in the Court on each and every date and in case of absence for two consecutive dates or in case of violation of terms of bail, his bail bond would be liable to be cancelled by the learned Court concerned. Kanchan/- (Amaresh Kumar Lal, 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.