Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17766 of 2012 (2) dt.10-05-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17766 of 2012 ====================================================== Lalan Sah @ Lalan Prasad, son of Jagdeo Sah, resident of Village- Mahui, P.S. Manjhi, District- Chapra. .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 2 10-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Siswan P.S. Case No. 50 of 2008, arising out of Complaint Case No. 792 of 2008, registered under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is uncle of the husband of the victim. It is further submitted that mother-in-law of the victim has been granted anticipatory bail and father-in-law has been granted regular bail by this Court. However, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to this petitioner. However, if the petitioner surrender and pray for regular bail, then it may be considered taking into consideration the fact that father-in-law of the victim has been granted bail without being prejudice by the order. 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.