Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13556 of 2012 (3) dt.27-06-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13556 of 2012 ====================================================== Ranjan Yadav, S/o Sukhdev Yadav, R/o Narayana, P.S.-Fatwah, District- Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Shashi Shekhar Sharma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Dilip Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 3 27-06-2012 Heard the parties. The petitioner is in custody in custody in connection with Fatwah P.S. Case No. 312 of 2011 for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and section 27 of the Arms Act. The prayer of this petitioner was earlier rejected by order dated 12.01.2012 passed in Cr. Misc. No.43484 of 2011. The allegation against the petitioner is of causing gun-shot injury to the informant. The petitioner is in custody for the alleged offence since 18.09.2011. Considering the period of custody, let the petitioner, namely, Ranjan Yadav be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class, Patna City in connection with Fatwah P.S. Case No.312 of 2011. SKPathak/- (Jyoti Saran, 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.