Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.33926 of 2009 ====================================================== Banti Kumar son of Sri Shivji Prasad, resident of Braj Nandan Chowk, Sahebganj, P.S.-Sahebganj, District-Muzaffarpur. .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State Of Bihar. 2. Sita Ram Sharma, son of Trilok Chandra Sharma, resident of Sahebganj, P.S.-Sahebganj, District-Muzaffarpur. .... .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 3 14-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. appearing on behalf of State. This application, under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, is to quash the order dated 24.09.2008 passed in G.R. No. 169 of 2008 arising out of Sahebganj P.S. Case No. 13 of 2008, where by the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, West Muzaffarpur, took the cognizance of the offence under [STATUTE] . I find no illegality in the impugned order amounting to abuse of the process of the Court for interference in inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Accordingly this application is dismissed. Safik/- (Rajendra Kumar Mishra, 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.