Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1447 of 2012 1. Krishna Sao, 2. Bhola Sao, 3. Shiv Sao Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 2/ 17.1.2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] . It is alleged by the informant that she left the village on 15.1.2011 and when she returned on 27.1.2011, she found that some persons broke open the door and started residing in her house and committed theft. Admittedly, the informant came to know about the entrance by the accused persons in the house on 27.1.2011 for which FIR was lodged on 8.2.2011. It appears that title suit is pending between the parties with regard to the property in question. Delayed lodging of the case coupled with the pendency of the suit between the parties cloud the bonafide of the accusation. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing the bail bond of Rs.10000/(ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like 2 amount each to the satisfaction of C.J.M. Gaya in Belaganj P.S. Case no. 18 of 2011 subject to the conditions as laid down under section 438(2) of the 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.