Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.45822 of 2012 (2) dt.27-11-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.45822 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Fantush Yadav S/O Sudhir Yadav R/O Village - Kamla Kund, P.S. Ishmailpur, District – Bhagalpur .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... Opposite Party ====================================================== With Criminal Miscellaneous No.45953 of 2012 ====================================================== Sagar Yadav, son of Digambar Yadav, resident of village Kamla Kund, P.S. Ishmailpur, district Bhagalpur .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... Opposite Party Appearance : For the petitioners .. Mr. Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Adv. (in both the cases) For the State .. Mr. Parmeshwar Mehta, APP (in both the cases) CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 27-11-2012 Both these bail applications have been heard together and are being disposed off by this common order. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the State. This is a petition for grant of regular bail for offence under [STATUTE] . There is allegation that one Pappu shot Rupesh Yadav and husband of the informant jumped into the river as there was firing. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that there is no specific allegation against the petitioners regarding shot. Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioners, above named, are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each in connection with S. Tr. No. 1025 of 2012 arising out of Ishmialpur P.S. Case No. 16 of 2012 to the satisfaction of the Additional District Judge, V, Naugachia, Bhagalpur. 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.