Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12314 of 2012 (3) dt.03-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.12314 of 2012 ====================================================== Gupteshwar Singh, son of Late Sripati Yadav, resident of Village- Mahuli, Police Station- Arrah Muffasil, in the District of Bhojpur. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 3 03-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Arrah Muffasil P.S. Case No. 237 of 2011, registered under [STATUTE] . The petitioner is father-in-law of the deceased and there is general and omnibus allegation of demand and subjecting cruelty against the petitioner. It is further alleged that after deceased died her dead body has been disposed of. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that having similar allegation mother-in-law of the deceased has been granted bail by this Court in Cr. Misc. No. 14603 of 2012 and the case of the petitioner is on similar footing. The petitioner is in jail custody since 13. 12. 2011. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.12314 of 2012 (3) dt.03-05-2012 Having regard to the facts and circumstances, 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 Miss Saroj Kriti, Judicial Magistrate Ist Class, Bhojpur at Arrah, in connection with Arrah Muffasil P.S. Case No. 237 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.