Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.209 of 2012 Ramayan Hazra & Anr Versus The State Of Bihar 2. 13.01.2012. Learned counsel for the petitioners is permitted to make necessary correction in the petition. Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are languishing in custody since 14.07.2011 in a case registered for the offence under [STATUTE] . On recovery of dead body, the Chaukidar lodged the case. None claimed the dead body hence it was cremated. Subsequently father of boy identified the deceased’s photograph. It is alleged that daughter of petitioner no.1 was enticed away by the deceased for which petitioner no.1 lodged Bairia P.S. Case No. 95 of 2011. Hence, it was suspected that since the petitioners’ side was threatening hence they have committed the offence. It is submitted that petitioner no.1’s daughter has also not returned till date. Considering the circumstantial nature of accusation, let the petitioners, Ramayan Hazra and Rannu Paswan be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Bettiah, West Champaran in connection with Majhaulia P.S. Case No. 209 of 2011. 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.