Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.14802 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Pintu Kumar S/O Nandlal Mahto R/O Vill-Janpur, P.S.-Bhadaur, Distt- Patna .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 4. 21-05-2012. Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Bhadaur P.S.Case No.15 of 2011 for offence punishable under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in the case due to previous enmity. In fact, no witness has seen accompanying the deceased from Barat by the petitioner near the well from where the dead body of deceased is said to be recovered. Learned A.P.P. for the State, while opposing the prayer of the petitioner, submitted that the deceased had accompanied the petitioner to attend the Barat but no witness has said about accompanying the deceased by the petitioner from Barat. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.14802 of 2012 (4) dt.21-05-2012 2 In the facts and circumstances of the case, let petitioner, above named, 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Barh, District- Patna in connection with Bhadaur P.S.Case No.15 of 2011. ahk/- (Rajendra Kumar Mishra, 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.