Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8015 of 2011 (4) dt.19-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.8015 of 2011 ====================================================== Hari Shankar Prasad @ Jaiswal & Ors .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sharda Nand Mishra, Adv. Mr. Dhananjay Kumar Gupta, Adv. For the State : Mr. Mr.Sanjay Kumar Tiwary, APP For the informant : Mr.Pravin Kumar, Adv. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 4 19-06-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. In this case, petitioners are challenging the F.I.R. arising from SC/ST P.S.Case No. 336 of 2010, Hzjipur for offences [STATUTE] (i)(x) of SC/ST Act. From the F.I.R. it appears that the victim lady was misbehaved by the accused persons and according to the allegation, she was abused and the accused persons tried to outrage the modesty of the victim lady. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioners submits that no case of SC/ST(POA) Act is made out as the alleged offence has not been committed in the public view. At this stage, this Court is not examining the veracity of the statement made in the FIR nor is testing the genuineness of the allegation. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.8015 of 2011 (4) dt.19-06-2012 Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. However, liberty is given to the petitioner to challenge the order of cognizance. Jay/- (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.