Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.13264 of 2012 (2) dt.17-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.13264 of 2012 ====================================================== Meraj Ahmad .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 17.04.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Although there is allegation of torture and harassment against the petitioner but admittedly, husband of the informant (Petitioner) is in jail custody since 23.11.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] and 3/ 4 of the D.P. Act. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Meraj Ahmad, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Sub divisional Judicial Magistrate (W), Muzaffarpur in Kanti P.S. Case no. 130/2009. Shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,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.