Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.42639 of 2011 Md. Soeb Son of Md. Mahandi Hussan Versus The State Of Bihar ---------------------------------- 2. 6.1.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Considering that there is no allegation of assault against the petitioner and the occurrence took place on account of a petty dispute, let the petitioner above named, who has fair antecedents, be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of four weeks from today in connection with Chhatapur P.S. case No.118 of 2010 on furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Supaul, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure as also conditions (i) That one of the bailor will be a close relative of the petitioner who will give an affidavit giving genealogy as to how he is related with the petitioner. The bailor will undertake to furnish information to the Court about any change in address of the petitioner. (ii) That the affidavit shall clearly state that the petitioner is not an accused in any other case and if he is - 2 - he shall not be released on bail, (iii) That the bailor shall also state on affidavit that he will inform the court concerned if the petitioner is implicated in any other case of similar nature after his release in the present case and thereafter the court below will be at liberty to initiate the proceeding for cancellation of bail on ground of misuse, (iv) That the petitioner will give an undertaking that he will receive the police papers on the given date and be present on date fixed for charge and if he fails to do so on two given dates and delays the trial in any manner, his bail will be liable to be cancelled for reasons of misuse, (v) That the petitioner will be well represented on each date if he fails to do so on two consecutive dates, his bail will be liable to be cancelled. Narendra/ ( Anjana Prakash, 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.