Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5908 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sarjoo Prasad Shashi Son Of Late Chhedi Mahto Resident Of Village- Barhka Jamuar, P.S.- Raoshan Ganj, District- Gaya .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 02-03-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, informant and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a complainant case, in which cognizance has been taken for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of giving Rs.110,000/- to the petitioner by the complainant in complaint case in which cognizance has been taken in lieu of marriage of the complainant’s daughter with the petitioner’s son. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that only some talks for Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5908 of 2012 (2) dt.02-03-2012 2 / 2 2 marriage have taken place but no payment was made. No proof is on record with regard to the payment. He further submitted that both the boy and girl have been married to different places. Considering the nature of allegation, 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 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, Jehanabad in connection with Complainant Case No.372 of 2010, T.R. No.1728 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Mkr./- (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.