Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37479 of 2012 (2) dt.09-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.37479 of 2012 ====================================================== Amit Kumar Yadav S/O Thakur Prasad Yadav @ Basudeo Yadav @ Thakkan Yadav Resident Of Village- Babhanpura, P.S.- Dagarua, Dist.- Purnia. .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 2 09-10-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The petitioner is accused in Begusarai SC/ST P.S. Case No. 79 of 2011 registered under [STATUTE] and Section 3 (i) (x) (xi) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and is in custody since 01.05.2012. It is further submitted that father of the informant/victim, Khushbu Devi had taken Rs. 57,000/- from the petitioner on occasion of marriage of his daughter and on demand of the money, father of the informant got managed to file this false case only to harass the petitioner. It is also submitted that while the informant/victim was examined medically but no sign of rape was found by the doctor, which would appear from the impugned Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37479 of 2012 (2) dt.09-10-2012 order itself, whereby the prayer for bail of the petitioner has been rejected. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, the petitioner, is directed to be released on bail on his furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned 1st Additional Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, Purnia in connection with Begusarai SC/ST P.S. Case No. 79 of 2011. Safik/- (Rajendra Kumar Mishra, 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.