Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37705 of 2012 (2) dt.03-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.37705 of 2012 ====================================================== Hari Shankar Kumar Ram @ Hari Shankar Ram .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 03-10-2012 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 the petitioner established forceful physical relationship with the informant and promised to marry and subsequently retracted from the promise. It is submitted that in 164 Cr.P.C. statement the victim has accepted to be in love with the petitioner and in that background physical relationship was established. Let the learned court below consider the regular bail of the petitioner in case the petitioner surrenders within six weeks from today in connection with Laukahi P.S. Case no. 48 of 2011 pending in the court of learned A.C.J.M., Jhanjharpur, Madhubani. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction. Let this order be transmitted through FAX at the cost Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37705 of 2012 (2) dt.03-10-2012 of the petitioner. Anil/- (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.