Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.6527 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Rajendra Mishra son of late Surajpal Mishra 2. Smt. Kishori Mishra wife of Rajendra Mishra 3. Rahul son of Rajendra Mishra 4. Niraj son of Rajendra Mishra All resident of Mohalla Chauhatta, Darbhanga Palace Road, PO- Pirbahore, District-Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Rajendra Prasad, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Binod Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 12-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. In this case, petitioners are challenging the order of cognizance dated 21.6.2002 passed in Pirbahore P.S. Case No. 222/2000 under [STATUTE] . The counsel for the petitioners submits that the complainant was a tenant and when she was asked to vacate the house, in retaliation the present case has been filed. On query by the Court, the counsel for the petitioner states that petitioners have no knowledge about the present address of the complainant and it will be very difficult for them to serve Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.6527 of 2011 (2) dt.12-04-2012 2 / 2 2 the notice. In this view of the matter as this case is of 2007, the court below is directed to decide this case expeditiously within a period of nine months from the date of receipt/production of copy of this order. Accordingly, this petition is disposed of. Mahesh/- (Shivaji Pandey, 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.