Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15359 of 2011 (2) dt.14-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.15359 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Saroj Kumari wife of Sri Rajendra Prasad Rai 2. Indrajit Kumar @ Indrajeet Kumar @ Banti son of Sri Rajendra Pd. Rai 3. Navneet Kumar @ Goldy son of Sri Rajendra Pd. Rai All resident of Mohalla-Bagdulhan, Madai Road, PS & Town-Hajipur, District-Vaishali. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar & Anr. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s :Mr. Ajay Kr. Thakur and Mr. Krishna Chandra, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 14-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. In this case, petitioners are challenging the order of cognizance dated 25.6.2010 passed in connection with Hajipur Town P.S. Case No. 269 of 2005 by which the court below has taken cognizance for offences under [STATUTE] . It is one of the unfortunate cases where the husband had made allegation against his wife and his two sons. In the narration of facts it has stated that the husband was confined and mercilessly assaulted and thereafter on plain cheque signatures of the informant were obtained. It is by and large a family dispute but from the nature of averment made in the complaint petition it is Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15359 of 2011 (2) dt.14-08-2012 made out a criminal case. At this stage, this Court does not want to interfere with the mater. As it is a matter of family dispute it will always be desirable that they should try to settle the dispute outside the Court because the family cannot get peace unless the parties settle the dispute amicably. Accordingly, this petition is dismissed. 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.