Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17754 of 2012 ====================================================== Dhiraj Yadav @ Dheeraj Yadav .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== with Criminal Miscellaneous No.19062 of 2012 ====================================================== Rekha Devi .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 28-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners, informant and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of kidnapping the minor daughter of the informant. In 164 Cr. P.C. statement, the victim has alleged that the petitioner Dhiraj Yadav and co- accused Raushan Yadav kidnapped her when Raushan Yadav established forceful physical relationship whereas it is alleged against the petitioner Rekha Devi that when the informant went to enquire she abused him. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17754 of 2012 (3) dt.28-08-2012 2 / 2 2 It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner Dhiraj Yadav that thrust of accusation is against Raushan Yadav. This Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner Dhiraj Yadav @ Dheeraj Yadav since in 164 Cr. P.C. statement, the victim has named him. Hence, his anticipatory bail application is rejected. Let learned court below consider regular bail of petitioner Dhiraj Kumar keeping in view that thrust of accusation is against co-accused Raushan Yadav. So far as petitioner Rekha Devi is concerned, since the victim has not named her in 164 Cr. P.C. statement, let Rekha Devi except petitioner Dhiraj Yadav @ Dheeraj Yadav be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Gwalpara P.S. Case No. 15 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Madhepura, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.