Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24176 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Kishori Pandit 2. Mukesh Pandit 3. Suresh Pandit. 4. Reeta Devi. 5. Jay Chand Pandit. 6. Kari Devi. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 19-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 3 (I) (X) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It is alleged that for the dispute with regard to use of the handpump, the informant was assaulted and abused by calling caste name. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that for the bona fide dispute with regard to use of handpump, the occurrence took place when the petitioners’ side lodged the case on 31.03.2012 thereafter the present case has been lodged on 01.04.2012 for the occurrence of 31.03.2012. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24176 of 2012 (2) dt.19-07-2012 2/2 petitioner be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sheikhpura in connection with Sheikhpura SC/ST P.S. Case No. 13 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.