Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.44701 of 2011 ====================================================== Bhim Yadav Son of Sibu Yadav Resident of Village - Sikardih, P.S. - Jhajha, District - Jamhi. .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 04. 13-03-2012 Heard the parties. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Jhajha P.S. Case No. 21 of 2011 for offence punishable under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioner with reference to the F.I.R. submits that the allegation against the petitioner and others is that the deceased was last seen in their company. He submits that considering the circumstances the other accused persons have been granted bail by this Court. With reference to the order dated 22.12.2011 passed in Criminal Misc. No. 37314 of 2011, it is submitted that another co-accused Bhim Yadav and vide order dated 24.01.2012 passed in Criminal Misc. No. 3253 of 2012, accused Chowa Yadav, Tipan Yadav, Arjun Yadav and Sunil Yadav have been released on bail by other Bench of this Court. He thus submits that the case of the present petitioner is on same Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.44701 of 2011 (4) dt.13-03-2012 2 and similar footing. Regard being had to the submissions of learned counsel and the materials on record, let the petitioner Bhim Yadav be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jamui in connection with Jhajha P.S. Case No. 21 of 2011 subject to the condition that the petitioner shall ensure his representation before the court below on each and every date fixed in the case and the failure on the part of the petitioner to ensure his representation on two consecutive dates fixed without reasonable explanation to the satisfaction of the court below, would entitle the court concerned to cancel the bail bonds of the petitioner and to take him into custody. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, 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.