Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32728 of 2012 (4) dt.13-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.32728 of 2012 ====================================================== Ram Belash Singh, S/o Ram Kripal Singh, Resident of Village- Dhanachhua, P.S. Dinara, District- Rohtas. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 4 13-12-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner has been arrested in connection with Dinara P.S. Case No. 22 of 2012 registered under [STATUTE] . The petitioner is husband of the deceased. There is allegation of demand against the petitioner. The marriage of the victim was solemnised with petitioenr about 4-5 years ago. It is further alleged that petitioner had illicit relation with his Bhabhi and for the reason the victim was done to death. It is further alleged that informant received information that the victim was done to death but before reaching the informant the dead body was disposed of. However in the case diary, there is allegation of demand of dowry and subjecting to cruelty, but it is found that petitioner came from Delhi and gave money to his mother and sister-in-law. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.32728 of 2012 (4) dt.13-12-2012 However, the F.I.R. reveals that the petitioner informed the informant about death of the victim but the dead body was disposed of in heavy haste without informing the police or without post mortem. However, charge sheet has been submitted under [STATUTE] . However, in para 16 and 17 of the case diary, it has come that the petitioner used to give his earned money to his mother and sister-in-law and this is the cause of death. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant bail to this petitioner at this stage. However, the trial court is directed to expedite the trial and conclude the same preferably within a period of six months. However, if the trial is not concluded within a period of six months then petitioner may renew his prayer for bail. 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.