Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4953 of 2012 (3) dt.02-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4953 of 2012 ====================================================== Raushan Kumar Son of Sri Rajesh Rai. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 02-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Danapur P.S.Case No. 218 of 2011 registered under [STATUTE] . The petitioner, who is in custody since 4.7.2011 is one of the named accused on mere getting some information from others about the killing. Submission is of false implication on mere suspicion without any supporting material and also under almost similarly situates circumstance one Gopal Kumar has already been released in pursuance of the order dated 07.03.2012 passed by Cr. Misc. No. 10521 of 2012. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner above named is directed to be released on bail Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.4953 of 2012 (3) dt.02-04-2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- ( Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Danapur in connection with Danapur P.S.Case No. 218/2011, subject to the condition to attend the court regularly on each and every dated till disposal of the case and in case of failure on two consecutive dates, without giving any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Namita/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.