https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303567 Conviction under Section 201 IPC requires proof that an offence was committed, the accused knew or had reason to believe it was committed, and the accused caused disappearance of evidence or gave false information to screen the offender. The prosecution failed to prove these essential ingredients against the appellant, so the conviction could not stand. The acquittal on the murder charge did not automatically bar a Section 201 conviction, but on the evidence there was no material establishing the requisite knowledge or acts of concealment. The defect in the charge also mattered because the proven accusation differed materially from the charge framed, and Section 464 CrPC did not cure the defect in the absence of supporting evidence. en-us Wed, 03 Sep 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 30 Jul 2022 13:13:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303567 Conviction under Section 201 IPC requires proof that an offence was committed, the accused knew or had reason to believe it was committed, and the accused caused disappearance of evidence or gave false information to screen the offender. The prosecution failed to prove these essential ingredients against the appellant, so the conviction could not stand. The acquittal on the murder charge did not automatically bar a Section 201 conviction, but on the evidence there was no material establishing the requisite knowledge or acts of concealment. The defect in the charge also mattered because the proven accusation differed materially from the charge framed, and Section 464 CrPC did not cure the defect in the absence of supporting evidence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 03 Sep 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303567