Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39678 of 2011 (3) dt.27-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.39678 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Umesh Yadav S/O Motichand Yadav R/O Vill Baluarwa, P.S - Thakaran (Bhitahan), Distt- West Champaran .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 3 27-06-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. This is a petition for grant of regular bail for offence under [STATUTE] . The petitioner is the husband. There is allegation of demand of she buffalo and a cycle. It is alleged that for non- fulfillment of the demand the deceased was subjected to cruelty and she used to inform by telephone and one day prior to the date of occurrence the deceased informed about the subjecting of cruelty about non-fulfillment of the demand. However, the deceased was done to death and the dead body was disposed off. The submission on behalf of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that she committed suicide and the in-laws were informed and they participated, however, the said participation has been denied by the prosecution. However, neither the public authority, like police, was informed nor any post mortem was conducted. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner at this stage. The prayer for bail is rejected. 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.