Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.1944 of 2012 Dilip Yadav Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 2/ 19.1.2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in Ara Town P.S. Case no. 324 of 2010 registered under [STATUTE] pending in the court of C.J.M. Bhojpur at Ara. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was on police bail. In that view of the matter, anticipatory bail application is not maintainable. However, let the court below consider the prayer of the petitioner for regular bail in view of the ratio laid down in the case of Mahendra Prasad Singh Vs. The State of Bihar reported in 2004(3) PLJR 491. This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction. Let this order be communicated to the learned court below through FAX at the cost of the petitioner. 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.