Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25254 of 2012 (2) dt.02-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.25254 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Raghu Yadav, 2. Karu Yadav, 3. Amod Yadav, 4. Mithilesh Yadav, 5. Siyaram Yadav, 6. Shukra Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 02-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that petitioner Shukra Yadav was asked not to graze the crop of the informant. On protest being made for grazing of the crop, Shukra Yadav assaulted on the head of the informant. When the wife and daughter came they too were assaulted. It is submitted that there is general accusation against the petitioners of assaulting. Considering the fact that there is only one grievous injury which is assigned to petitioner no. 6 Shukra Yadav, this court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to him. His prayer Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.25254 of 2012 (2) dt.02-08-2012 for anticipatory bail is rejected. So far as petitioner nos. 1 to 5 are concerned, in view of the fact that wife of the informant has not received any injury and there is counter version of the occurrence also, let them be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banka in connection with Banka P.S. Case No. 224 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 504

Statute Text:
Section 504 of the Indian Penal Code. Insult intended to provoke breach of the peace. Whoever intentionally insults, and thereby gives provocation to any person, intending or knowing it to be likely that such provocation will cause him to break the public peace, or to commit any other offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.