Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13079 of 2012 (3) dt.20-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 13079 of 2012 ====================================================== Mohan Pandey .... .... Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 3 20-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. This is a petition for regular bail for the offence under [STATUTE] . The First Information Report named accused, namely, Tinku Pandey, Bablu Pandey and Pankaj Pandey are alleged to have assaulted the victim and there is further general allegation of assault on the husband of the informant. However, after the death of the victim this petitioner along with one Sinku Pandey @ Gaurav Pandey was named by the informant after lodging of the FIR. One of the co-accused who has been named subsequently along with this petitioner has been granted bail by this Court vide order dated 07.03.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 10606 of 2012. The petitioner is in jail since 21.12.2011. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13079 of 2012 (3) dt.20-04-2012 Hence, having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner above named is ordered to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Additional Sessions Judge – IInd, Banka in connection with S. T. No. 97 of 2012 arises out of Bounsi P. S. Case No. 154 of 2011. Kundan/- (Gopal Prasad, 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.