Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24489 of 2012 (2) dt.16-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24489 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Mukesh Kumar @ Mukesh Rai S/O Banti Rai .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 2 16-07-2012 Supplementary affidavit is filed on behalf of the petitioner. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 02.04.2012 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . According to prosecution case itself, it was co- accused, Jawahar Rai who opened fire on the deceased and so far as petitioner is concerned, it is stated that he along with others assaulted the deceased with lathi and danda. The contention on behalf of the petitioner is that post- mortem report of the deceased reveals that only firearm injury has been found on his person and except the aforesaid firearm injury, there is no any other injury on the person of the deceased. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24489 of 2012 (2) dt.16-07-2012 Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, West Muzaffarpur in connection with Paroo P.S. Case No. 212 of 2011. SHAHZAD/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.