Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 20194 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Chander Devi @ Chaner Devi W/O Nathuni Yadav Resident Of Village- Kubaul, Police Station- Jamalpur, District- Darbhanga. 2. Ram Naresh Yadav S/O Rajendra Yadav Resident Of Village- Kubaul, Police Station- Jamalpur, District- Darbhanga. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. ANJANA PRAKASH ORAL ORDER 02. 20.06.2012 Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners and the State. The Petitioners seek bail in a case instituted for the offences under [STATUTE] . The Petitioners had been granted bail by this Court by order dated 13.05.2010 and thereafter they have misused the privilege of bail for one day. Considering that the Petitioners are in custody since 30.03.2012 and undertake to be physically present on each date, let the Petitioners, above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 5,000/- (Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each or any other surety as fixed by the Court to the satisfaction of Additional Sessions Judge, Benipur in connection with S.Tr. No. 42 of 2010 arising out of Jamalpur P.S. Case No. 42 of 2007 subject to the following conditions:- (i) That one of the bailors will be a close relative of the Petitioners who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the Petitioners. The Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20194 of 2012 (2) dt.20-06-2012 2 bailor will also undertake to inform the Court if there is any change in the address of the Petitioners. (ii) That the Petitioners will be present on each date and if they fail to do so on two consecutive dates, their bail will be liable to be cancelled. Vikash/- (Anjana Prakash, 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.