Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9977 of 2011 (2) dt.03-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.9977 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Ali Ahamad Khn son of Ali Razaak Khn 2. Golden Khn son of Sukhari Khn 3. Junade Khn and 4. Bsim Khn both are son of Mannan Khn all are R/o-village-Kasian , P.O.-Dumaron, District-Buxar. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Chandan Singh son of Dev Bahadur Singh, R/o-village-Kasian , P.O.- Dumaron, District-Buxar. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Kumar Pandey For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Arun Kumar Pandey, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 03-07-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. In this case, petitioners are challenging the order dated 5.2.2011 passed in Complaint Case No. 754 of 2010 by which the court below has taken cognizance under [STATUTE] . From the F.I.R. it appears that there was a dispute with regard to cutting of the earth from the field and while he was returning it has been alleged that the accused persons had stopped and assaulted him which led to filing of this case. The counsel for the petitioners submits that there is a case and counter case and statement made by the complainant side Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9977 of 2011 (2) dt.03-07-2012 is a contradictory in nature. These are the matters of trial. At this stage, this Court finds that there is no illegality in the order impugned. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. However, liberty is given to the petitioners to raise all the points before the court below at the time of framing of charge. Mahesh/- (Shivaji Pandey, 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.