Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.35392 of 2012 ====================================================== Vikash Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 19-09-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that when the informant’s son received accidental injury then the petitioner and co-accused Sakil Akhtar being the employee of the hospital forced the informant to get the treatment of his son done by a particular doctor and after realizing Rs. 5,000/- he also demanded Rs. 10,000/- for further treatment. It is further alleged that due to conduct of the petitioner and co- accused Sakil Akhtar, the hands of the informant’s son was amputated. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the hands of the informant’s son got amputated due to the nature of injury received by him and during investigation, it was found that the victim was referred to J.L.N.M. Hospital for better Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35392 of 2012 (2) dt.19-09-2012 2/2 treatment. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 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 the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banka in connection with Banka P.S. Case No. 114 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.