Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.38984 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Md. Alamgir S/O Md. Allauddin Resident Of Village- Basudeva, P.S.- Sindhya, District- Samastipur 2. Md. Nurul S/O Md. Allauddin Resident Of Village- Basudeva, P.S.- Sindhya, District- Samastipur .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 12-10-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the state. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in Singhia P.S. Case no. 82 of 2006 pending in the court of A.C.J.M. Rosera registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of making assault. Chargesheet was submitted under bailable provision but on protest cognizance was taken under [STATUTE] . It is submitted that petitioners were on police bail. In that view of the matter, this application for anticipatory bail is not maintainable in view of the ratio laid down in the case of Bisundeo Sah Vs. State of Bihar reported in 2011(1) PLJR 731. However, the learned court below will pass appropriate order on the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner in view of the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.38984 of 2012 (2) dt.12-10-2012 2/2 ratio laid down in the aforesaid case and in the case of Mahendra Prasad Singh Vs. State of Bihar reported in 2004(3) PLJR 491. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction. Let this order be transmitted through FAX at the cost of the petitioners. 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.