Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.29822 of 2012 ====================================================== Lalan Gupta @ Lalan Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 30-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner, the State and the informant. The petitioner being the husband of the informant is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3/4 of Dowry Prohibition Act. Both the petitioner and the informant are present. Both parties admit that they have reconcile the issue and there are now living a happy conjugal life and both sides agree to file appropriate application to that effect before the learned court below within three weeks when the learned court below will pass appropriate order on that petition. Considering the stand of the parites, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.29822 of 2012 (2) dt.30-08-2012 2/2 in the event of his 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) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khagaria in connection with Mansi P.S. Case No. 174 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.) .

Applicable IPC Section: 505

Statute Text:
Section 505 of the Indian Penal Code. False statement, rumour, etc., circulated with intent to cause mutiny or offence against the public peace. Whoever makes, publishes or circulates any statement, rumour or report with intent to cause, or which is likely to cause, any officer, soldier, sailor or airman in the Army, Navy or Air Force of India to mutiny or otherwise disregard or fail in his duty as such; or with intent to cause, or which is likely to cause, fear or alarm to the public, or to any section of the public whereby any person may be induced to commit an offence against the State or against the public tranquility; or with intent to incite, or which is likely to incite, any class or community of persons to commit any offence against any other class or community, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. Statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill will between classes Whoever makes, publishes or circulates any statement or report containing rumour or alarming news with intent to create or promote, or which is likely to create or promote, on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, caste or community or any other ground whatsoever, feelings of enmity, hatred or ill-will between different religious, racial, language or regional groups or castes or communities, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. Offence under sub-section (2) committed in place of worship, etc. Whoever commits an offence specified in sub-section (2) in any place of worship or in any assembly engaged in the performance of religious worship or religious ceremonies, shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to five years and shall also be liable to fine.