Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35197 of 2011 (3) dt.24-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.35197 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Ram Lal Bhagat, son of Late Duryodhan Bhagat 2. Sumitra Devi, W/o – Ramlal Bhagat 3. Dilip Kumar, son of Ram Lal Bhagat. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Nayan Devi, wife of Jitendra Kuswaha. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 24-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. The three petitioners apprehending their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 363/2011, corresponding to Trial No. 4319/2011 for the offences under [STATUTE] , are named accused in this complaint case with allegation of realizing substantial amount to perform marriage of their son with the daughter of the complainant, but ultimately negotiation failed, but refused to refund. Submission is total denial of allegations. Considering the facts and circumstances and nature of allegation, in the event of their arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks, let the above-named petitioners be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of sum of Rs. 10,000/- (ten Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.35197 of 2011 (3) dt.24-02-2012 thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sri R.K. Tripathi, Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Gopalganj, in connection with Complaint Case No. 363/2011, corresponding to Trial No. 4319/2011, subject to condition under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and additional condition with regard to petitioner nos. 1 and 3 to attend the court regularly till disposal of the case, in the event of failure on two consecutive dates, without any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.