Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 23784 of 2011 ================================================== 1. Anita Devi Wife of Binod Shaw @ Binod Kumar Saw, 2. Rita Devi Wife of Basukinath, 3. Ram Bilas Sah Son of Late Motilal Sah, 4. Binod Shaw @ Binod Kumar Shaw Son of Ram Bilas Sah, All residents of Village - Nawada, P.S. Ara Nawada, District - Bhojpur .... .... Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Sima Devi Wife of Manoj Kumar Shaw @ Manoj Shaw, resident of Mohalla - Nawada, P.S. Ara Nawada, District – Bhojpur. .... .... Opposite Parties. ================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 8. 13-12-2012 Heard Sri Mahesh Narain Parbat, learned counsel for the petitioners, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor as well as Smt. Mira Kumari, learned counsel, who has appeared on behalf of informant/opp. party no. 2. Four petitioners, while invoking inherent jurisdiction of this Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, have prayed for quashing of an order dated 23-02-2011 passed by learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhojpur (Ara), in Ara Nawada P. S. Case No. 435 of 2010, arising out of G. R. No. 3496 of 2010/Tr. No. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23784 of 2011 (8) dt.13-12-2012 2 / 2 2 5771 of 2010. By the said order, learned Magistrate has taken cognizance of offence under [STATUTE] . At the time of argument, learned counsel for the informant/opp. party no. 2 informs the Court that after order of cognizance, many developments have taken place in the case. Charge has already framed and three witnesses have been examined. Since trial is going on, it would not be appropriate for this Court to pass any favourable order. However, if so advised, petitioners can take all the pleas, which have been taken in the present petition, at defence stage. The petition stands disposed of. Anay (Rakesh Kumar, 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.