Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.39719 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sailesh Kumar S/O Ramadhar Mahto Village - Shankarpur, P.S. - Obra, Distt. - Aurangabad 2. Nikhil Kumar S/O Ramadhar Mahto R/O Jaipur Dhanauki, P.S. - Agamkuan, Distt. - Patna 3. Rakesh Kumar S/O Ramadhar Mahto R/O Jaipur Dhanauki, P.S. - Agamkuan, Distt. - Patna 4. Sarita Devi W/O Ramadhar Mahto R/O Jaipur Dhanauki, P.S. - Agamkuan, Distt. - Patna .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 18-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and sections 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The accusations are of making assault and abusing by calling the caste name. It is submitted that no injury was caused when for the occurrence of 11.7.2012 the FIR was registered on 15.7.2012 and the offence under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act has not been committed in public Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39719 of 2012 (2) dt.18-10-2012 2/2 view. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve 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 learned CJM, Aurangabad in connection with Obra P.S. Case No. 103 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.