Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.45362 of 2012 ====================================================== Prem Mohan Jha @ Priya Mohan Jha, son of Sri Gangadhar Jha, resident of village- Satber, P.S.-Bardaha Sikty, District- Araria. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMARESH KUMAR LAL ORAL ORDER 2 18-12-2012 Supplementary affidavit has been filed. Let it be kept on record. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner is an accused in Bardaha (Sikty) P.S. Case No.37/2001 for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . It is submitted that after investigation, police has filed final form against the petitioner, but later on, cognizance was taken against the petitioner by the learned Magistrate. He has further submitted that the co-accused against whom charge-sheet have been submitted have also been granted bail by a Bench of this Court vide Cr. Misc. No.13039/2004. Since, the petitioner was knowing that final form has been submitted, he was not taking interest in this case and he had no knowledge that the cognizance has been taken against him. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.45362 of 2012 (2) dt.18-12-2012 2 Considering the facts and circumstances of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Araria in Bardaha (Sikty) P.S. Case No.37/2001 with the following conditions : 1. One of the bailors will be the close relative of the petitioner. 2. The petitioner will not indulge in similar or in any other offence. 3. The petitioner will be well represented in the court. 4. In case of absence for two consecutive dates or in violation of the terms of the bail, his bail bond will be liable to be cancelled by the concerned court and he will be taken into custody. V.K. Pandey/- (Amaresh Kumar Lal, 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.