Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5118 of 2012 (2) dt.22-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5118 of 2012 ====================================================== Niraj Jha .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 22-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Subsequently, Sections 302, 201/34 and 120(B) of the I.P.C. were also added. On recovery of dead body of the informant’s son, F.I.R. was lodged against unknown. It is submitted that during investigation only accusation against the petitioner and other was found under [STATUTE] . since they had knowledge about the occurrence but did not disclose about the same and others have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court vide Cr. Misc. No. 1145 of 2012. Considering the circumstantial nature of accusation, let the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5118 of 2012 (2) dt.22-02-2012 before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Begusarai Muffasil (Singhaul) P.S. Case No. 77 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Begusarai, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 176

Statute Text:
Section 176 of the Indian Penal Code. Intentionally omitting to Give notice or information to a public servant by a person legally bound to Give such notice or information. Whoever, being legally bound to give any notice or to furnish information on any subject to any public servant, as such, intentionally omits to give such notice or to furnish such information in the manner and at the time required by law, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both; or, if the notice or information required to be given respects the commission of an offence, or is required for the purpose of preventing the commission of an offence, or in order to the apprehension of an offender, with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both; or, if the notice or information required to be given is required by an order passed under sub-section (1) of section 565 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898), with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.