Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.966 of 2012 (2) dt.19-01-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.966 of 2012 ====================================================== Surendra Sah .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 2 19-01-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 09.06.2011 in a case registered for the offence under [STATUTE] . 27 of the Arms Act and 3(1)(x) of the S.C./S.T.(Prevention of Atrocities)Act. It is alleged that on the order of this petitioner, Kapo Sah caused fire arm injury to the deceased. Considering the role assigned to the petitioner, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned J.M. Ist Class, Begusarai, in connection with Nymachandpura P.S. Case No. 41 of 2011. U. K. (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.