Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.11091 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Nawal Bhuiyan S/O Krishna Bhuiyan R/O Village - Ramraj, Bigaha, Police Station - Saliay, District - Aurangabad 2. Kawal Bhuiyan S/O Krishna Bhuiyan R/O Village - Ramraj, Bigaha, Police Station - Saliay, District - Aurangabad 3. Bashishith Bhuiyan S/O Krishna Bhuiyan R/O Village - Ramraj, Bigaha, Police Station - Saliay, District - Aurangabad .... .... Petitioners. Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner : Dr. Leelawati Kumari, Advocate. For the Opposite Party : Mr. Harendra Pd. APP. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHYAM KISHORE SHARMA ORAL ORDER 2 14-03-2012 Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners are accused of the case which has been registered under [STATUTE] and Section 3/4 of prevention of Witch and Craft Act. According to the allegation the assault has been attributed against Sanjay Bhuiyan and Kalawati Devi. The petitioners are not the persons against whom allegation of assault has been made. Learned Counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are men of fair antecedent. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.11091 of 2012 (2) dt.14-03-20 2 the above named petitioners are directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-II/court concerned, Aurangabad in connection with Sessions Trial No. 357 of 2011 arising out of Salaiya P.S. Case No. 45 of 2011. KKSINHA/- (Shyam Kishore Sharma, 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.