Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.48617 of 2012 ====================================================== Shivnath Paswan, son of Subedar Paswan, resident of Village- Mareachi, Police Sttion-Paraiya, District- Gaya. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Uma Kant Prasad, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rajendra Prasad Nut, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 18-12-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner seeks grant of regular bail in connection with Gurua P.S. Case No. 55 of 1911, S.T. No.55 of 2012/531 of 2012 instituted for the offences under [STATUTE] and Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Witch Craft Act. It appears from the record that there is allegation that the petitioner has assaulted the victim who is his wife and the First Information Report has been lodged by one Amarjeet Kumar who happens to be the brother-in-law of informant’s sister. The assault was taken place on the suspicion that the wife of the petitioner was a witch. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that two witnesses have been examined and they had denied the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.48617 of 2012 (2) dt.18-12-2012 2 entire incident. The petitioner is in custody since 29.5.2011. In the facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Adhoc Additional Sessions Judge-III, Gaya in Gurua P.S. Case No.55 of 2011, S.T. No. 55 of 2012/531 of 2012. Vinay/- (Shivaji Pandey, 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.