Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.17252 of 2012 (2) dt.25-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.17252 of 2012 ====================================================== Khedan Thakur son of late Shivnandan Thakur, R/o village- Basantpur, P.S.- Riga, District- Sitamarhi .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bidhan Chandra Jha, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Anish Chandra, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHYAM KISHORE SHARMA ORAL ORDER 2 25-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State. The petitioner seeks bail in connection with Riga P.S. Case No. 159 of 2011 registered under [STATUTE] . The petitioner is the sole accused who is responsible for stabbing Ram Bharosh Rai to death. Considering the allegation, I am not inclined to grant bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, his prayer for bail is rejected. avin/- (Shyam Kishore Sharma, 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.