Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.769 of 2012 Kanil Yadav & Anr. Versus The State Of Bihar 2. 16.01.2012. Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are languishing in custody since 03.10.2011 and 13.10.2011 respectively in a case registered for the offence under [STATUTE] and 27 of the Arms Act. The petitioners being the co- villagers of the informant are alleged to have come to demand extortion of Rs. 50,000/- and got the labourers driven out from the field of the informant. The statement has been made in the petition that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent and similarly situated co-accused have been granted bail. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners Kanil Yadav and Dilip Yadav be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned 2 C.J.M. Saharsa in connection with Sour Bazar (Patarghat O.P.)P.S. Case No. 136 of 2010. U. K. ( 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.