Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35284 of 2011 (3) dt.29-03-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.35284 of 2011 ====================================================== Binay Yadav, son of Sri Tunni Yadav @ Sri Kanak Lal Yadav, resident of Village- Sajua, P.S. Asarganj, District- Munger. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 3 29-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Sessions Trial No. 906/10 arising out of Asarganj P.S.Case No. 7/09 registered under [STATUTE] . The prosecution case as alleged by the informant that his daughter has kidnapped by the petitioner. However, the victim has not been recovered. The petitioner is in jail custody since 21.08.2010. It is submitted that 5 to 6 witnesses have been examined out of 8 witnesses mentioned in the charge sheet. Under the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant bail to this petitioner at this stage. However, trial court is directed to expedite the trial so that trial may be concluded within six months. However, if the trial is not concluded within six months with no fault of the petitioner, then petitioner may renew his prayer for bail. 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.