Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.187 of 2012 Rajan Ram Versus The State Of Bihar 2. 13.01.2012. Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, informant and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 18.10.2011 in a case registered for the offence under [STATUTE] . The informant’s son went missing on 08.03.2011 when the F.I.R. was lodged on 12.12.2010 on recovery of dead body with accusation that the informant came to know that the F.I.R. named accused including the petitioner were seen lastly going with the deceased. Learned counsel for the informant submits that three witnesses have deposed that the victim was last seen on 08.11.2010 in the company of petitioner and others. When these witnesses saw the victim lastly in the company of the petitioner and others on 08.11.2010 then there was no occasion for not lodging the F.I.R. immediately thereafter or not disclosing this fact in the F.I.R. at least. Considering the suspicious nature of accusation and period under custody, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M. Bagaha, West Champaran, in connection with Balmikinagar P.S. Case No. 87 of 2010. U. K. ( Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.