Case Facts:
Patna High Court CR. WJC No.540 of 2012 (6) dt.18-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Writ No.540 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sharwan Poddar S/O Late Ram Chandra Poddar Resident Of Mohalla- Sagarmal Chouck, P.S.- Khagaria, District- Khagaria 2. Prabhakar Poddar S/O Late Barahmdeo Poddar Resident Of Mohalla- Sagarmal Chouck, P.S.- Khagaria, District- Khagaria .... .... Petitioners Versus 1. The State Of Bihar & 2. Chanchala Devi, wife of Om Prakash Poddar, Resident of Mohalla- Sagarmal Chouck, P.S.Khagaria, District-Khagaria. .... .... Respondents ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 6 18-10-2012 The petitioner prays for quashing the FIR of Khagaria Rail P.S.Case No.24 of 2011 dated 11.07.2011 instituted for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The FIR has been instituted pursuant to a complaint which has been referred to the police by the Magistrate in exercise of powers conferred under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The FIR discloses commission of a cognizable office. At this stage, I am not inclined to entertain the present writ petition. It is dismissed, accordingly. B.Kr./- (Ashwani 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.