Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2291 of 2011 (2) dt.23-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.2291 of 2011 ====================================================== Nagendra Dubey son of Late Harihar Dubey, resident of village-Jhumar Dihara, P.S.-Barun, District-Aurangabad (Bihar). .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1.The State Of Bihar. 2. Anil Sharma son of Shri Jagarnath Sharma, resident of village-Parariya, P.S.-Obara, District-Aurangabad (Bihar). .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajesh Kumar Mishra For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Uma Nath Mishra, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 23-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This case is arising from Aurangabad (Town) P.S. Case No. 305/2005 for offences under [STATUTE] . According to the petitioner, cognizance has been taken after the second protest petition which was filed after two years after submission of final form. Be that as it may, this Court is not inclined to interfere with the order of cognizance dated 8.12.2010. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed However, petitioner will be a liberty to raise all the points Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2291 of 2011 (2) dt.23-02-2012 before the court below at the time of framing of charge. Mahesh/- (Shivaji Pandey, 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.