Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.217 of 2012 1. Ramayan Yadav, son of Chaturi Yadav 2. Vindhyachal Yadav, son of Chaturi Yadav Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 02. 16.01.2012 Petitioners are languishing in custody since 02.09.2011 in a case registered for the offences under [STATUTE] . The accusation against the petitioners is of causing injuries by axe to the informant and informant’s son. Though several injuries have been found on the vital part of the body of the informant and his son, but there is counter version of the occurrence also and the occurrence took place in the background of serious land dispute. The opinion with regard to the injuries has been kept reserved. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners above named, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kaimur at Bhabua in connection with Adhaura P.S. Case No. 25 of 2011. Shageer ( 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.