Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25574 of 2012 (3) dt.10-09-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25574 of 2012 ====================================================== Sakal Bind, son of Anandi Bind, resident of Village- Sultanpur, P.S. Mokama, District- Patna. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 3 10-09-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Mokama P.S. Case No. 199 of 2011, registered under [STATUTE] and Section 27 of the Arms Act as well as Section 3(2) (v) of S.C. and S.T. Act. It is alleged that four accused persons Suraj Bind, Bharat Bind, Sakal Bind and Tarni Bind came and kidnapped the victim and took him towards river. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that one of the co-accused Tarni Bind having similar allegation has been granted bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. no. 10868 of 2012. Learned counsel for the State contends that co-accused Suraj Bind in his confessional statement has named this petitioner amongst the persons who fired causing death of the victim. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in para Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25574 of 2012 (3) dt.10-09-2012 29 is the confessional statement before the police has got no evidentiary value. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the above named petitioner is directed to 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 Special Judge, S.C. and S.T. Act, Patna, in connection with Special Case No. 37 of 2012 (arising out of Mokama P.S. Case No. 199 of 2011). m.p. (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.