Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3124 of 2011 (4) dt.11-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.3124 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Anandi Ravidas @ Anandi Das, S/O Late Ganauri Ravidas, Resident of Village- Chandasi Musahari, P.S.- Noorsarai, District- Nalanda 2. Surendra Ravidas, S/O Late Ganauri Ravidas, Resident of Village- Chandasi Musahari, P.S.- Noorsarai, District- Nalanda 3. Subodh Ravidas, S/O Hira Das, Resident of Village- Narauli, P.S.- Bakhtiarpur, District- Patna 4. Sanjay Ravidas, son of late Baiju Ravi Das, resident of Village- Imamganj, P.S. Rahui, District- Nalanda. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Gauri Ravidas, son of Bal Govind Ravidas, resident of Village- Chandasi, P.S. Noorsarai, District-Nalanda. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Uday Prasad, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Arun Kumar Pandey, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 4 11-10-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. This application has been filed for quashing the order dated 28.9.2010 passed in Complaint Case No.1206-C of 2009 by the Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Biharsharif, Nalanda by which he has taken cognizance against the petitioners under [STATUTE] . Having considered the argument of learned counsel for the petitioners, at this stage this Court does not find any Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.3124 of 2011 (4) dt.11-10-2012 error in the impugned order. However, the petitioners will be at liberty to raise all points before the court below at the time of framing of charge. With the aforesaid observation this application is dismissed. However, the court below will not be prejudiced by order passed by this Court. Vinay/- (Shivaji Pandey, 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.