Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.41397 of 2012 ====================================================== Jitendra Bhagat, S/o Late Jamun Bhagar, resident of village-Ganesh Sirsiyan, P.S. Chakiya, District-East Champaran .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 02. 17-10-2012 Heard the parties. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Chakiya P.S. Case No. 128 of 2011 for offence punishable under [STATUTE] and subsequently Section 302 was added upon the death of the informant. The petitioner alongwith another co-accused has been charged with assault on the informant who deceased during the course of treatment. Considering the circumstances the prayer of the petitioner was rejected by order dated 31.01.2012 passed in Criminal Misc. No. 42279 of 2011. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner has a clean antecedent and that the death occurred during the course of treatment after one month and that two persons have been charged with assault on the informant. It is stated that in the circumstances the petitioner remained in custody since 16.07.2011 and that the other co-accused has since been Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41397 of 2012 (2) dt.17-10-2012 2 released on bail. Considering the circumstances and the period of custody, let the petitioner Jitendra Bhagat be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned VIth Additional Sessions Judge, Motihari, East Champaran in connection with Sessions Trial No. 105 of 2012 arising from Chakiya P.S. Case No. 128 of 2011. S.Sb/- (Jyoti Saran, 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.