Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20285 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Bhogan Basuki @ Bhagan Baski 2. Lalo Tudu. 3. Barka Tudu. 4. Babuji Hembram. 5. Bihari Basuki. 6. Sanjhala Manjhi. 7. Arjun Manjhi. 8. Chunki Murmu. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 13-08-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged that the FIR named accused persons including the petitioners and 60-70 unknown persons came to the shop of Sanjahli Devi and tied the informant and Sanjahli Devi, removed their heir and painted their face with lime. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that the specific accusation is against Jetha Hembram who is not petitioner before this Court and the injury has been found to be simple. A statement has been made in para 14 of the petition that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20285 of 2012 (3) dt.13-08-2012 2/2 Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in connection with Falka P.S. Case No. 259 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.