Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.2972 of 2012 ====================================================== Baijnath Singh .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 13-02-2012 Petitioner is languishing in custody since 13.11.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . and Section 27 of the Arms Act. It is alleged that on the order of this petitioner one Ajit Singh @ Bhola Singh fired on the informant but injury has been found to be simple. It is further alleged that petitioner took Rs. 5000/- from the pocket of the informant. Considering the fact that no overt act is alleged against the petitioner and the period under custody, let the petitioner namely Baijnath Singh, 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 learned Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2972 of 2012 (2) dt.13-02-2012 2 / 2 2 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saran at Chapra in connection with Taraiya P.S. Case No. 154 of 2011. Shageer/- (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.