Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6735 of 2012 (6) dt.13-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6735 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Pappu Tanti S/O Late Pokhan Tanti .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.9603 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Ramchandra Tanti S/O Late Vishnudev Tanti .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.9118 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Gorelal Mahto @ Gorakh Mahto @ Amit Kumar @ Gorakh S/O Jhingur Mahto .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 6 13-07-2012 All the above stated petitions arise out of Lakhisarai P.S. Case No. 256 of 2011 initially, registered under [STATUTE] but after investigation charge-sheet has been submitted under [STATUTE] and accordingly, all the above stated petitions are being disposed of by this common order. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6735 of 2012 (6) dt.13-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners, learned counsel for the informant as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner in Cr. Misc. No. 6735 of 2012 is named in the first information report on the allegation that he as well as co- accused Umakant Tanti took the deceased from his house on pretext to provide him a job in N.T.P.C. So far as petitioners in Cr. Misc. Nos. 9603 of 2012 and 9118 of 2012 are concerned, their name surfaced in this case in course of investigation. Petitioner in Cr. Misc. No. 9118 of 2012 confessed his guilt leading to recovery of skeleton and clothes of the deceased. Learned counsel appearing in Cr. Misc. No. 6735 of 2012 submits that except suspicion, there is nothing against the petitioner. Learned counsel appearing in Cr. Misc. No. 9603 of 2012 submits that except confessional statement of petitioner as well as other accused, there is nothing against the petitioner. Learned counsel appearing in Cr. Misc. No. 9118 of 2012 submits that no doubt, according to prosecution case, on the basis of confessional statement of the petitioner, the skeleton and clothes of the deceased were recovered but only the factum of recovery would go in evidence. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6735 of 2012 (6) dt.13-07-2012 Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, petitioner in Cr. Misc. No. 9603 of 2012, namely, Ramchandra Tanti is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Additional Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court-IV, Lakhisarai in connection with Sessions Case No. 683 of 2011 arising out of Lakhisarai P.S. Case No. 256 of 2011. So far as petitioners in Cr. Misc. Nos. 6735 of 2012 and 9118 of 2012 are concerned, their prayer for bail is, hereby, rejected. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.