Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.33715 of 2012 (2) dt.05-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33715 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sanjay Mandal S/O Late Libra Mandal Resident Of Village- Basoni, Doodhela, P.S.- Bihpur, District- Bhagalpur .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 05-09-2012 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. This is a petition for grant of regular bail for offence under [STATUTE] . However, there is no eye witness to the occurrence. From the order of the Additional Sessions Judge, it is apparent that the petitioner along with co-accused had gone to ask the deceased for going to take grass, but, the deceased had not gone with them and gone along with her son. The son returned alone to basa and while making a search the co-accused, Mantu Mandal and Sanjay Mandal, asked him that where his mother is. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that material against the petitioner is that they have gone to the house of the deceased for taking her for cutting the grass and they enquired whereabouts of the mother of the informant (deceased) and except the suspicion, there is nothing against the petitioner. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with Sessions Trial No. 775 of 2010 arising out of Bihpur P.S. Case No. 443 of 2009 to the satisfaction of the Additional District Judge, IV, Naugachia. SA/- (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.