Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23327 of 2012 ====================================================== Krishna Paswan .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 05-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of causing fire arm injury to the informant. It is submitted that earlier son of the informant lodged the case against the son of co- accused Vyas Paswan and others under Section 366(A)/34 of the I.P.C. for kidnapping of grand daughter of informant in which daughter of petitioner and others were accused. Subsequently, the victim admitted that she of her own has married with son of Vyas Paswan then the present case has been lodged. It is submitted that injury report reflects four injuries which does not inspire confidence with Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23327 of 2012 (2) dt.05-07-2012 2 / 2 2 regard to accusation. In view of this Court, it is not a fit case for consideration of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Let the learned court below consider prayer for regular bail of petitioner without being prejudiced this order of the Court if the petitioner surrenders within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order in connection with Paharpur P.S. Case No. 198 of 2010 pending in the court of the learned C.J.M., Motihari, East Champaran. With the aforesaid observation, the application is disposed off. Let the order be faxed to the learned court below at the cost of the petitioner. 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.