Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23971 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Kishori Sah @ Kishori Sao 2. Pawan Sah @ Pawan Sao. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 18-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a complaint case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] and Section 3 (I) (X) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. It is alleged that the complainant was ploughing the land when it was objected by the petitioners’ side when the complainant was abused by calling caste name and subsequently, on the order of this petitioner, others assaulted to the complainant. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that for the occurrence of 16.07.2011 the complaint was filed on 19.07.2011 and for the bona fide land dispute, the dispute was also raised before Sanpanch of the Gram Panchayat. Considering the accusation in the background of the land dispute and delayed filing of the complaint, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23971 of 2012 (2) dt.18-07-2012 2/2 arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Jamui in connection with Complaint Case No. 910C of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.