Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46111 of 2012 (2) dt.17-12-2012 THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.46111 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Tullu Soren @ Tallu Soren son of Late Jaggu Soren 2. Sanjhali Devi @Sanjhali Hembram wife of Tullu Soren@ Tallu Soren Both are resident of village Ghoshwabari, P.S Mufassil, District- Katihar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 2 17-12-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioners apprehend their arrest in connection with Muffasil P.S.Case No. 153/2012 for offence punishable under [STATUTE] . The allegation against these petitioners as set out is with regard to demanding Rangdari and assaulting the victim for making purchase of the land on which the petitioners claimed Bataidari. Learned counsel for the petitioner with reference to the documents annexed as Annexure -2 series of the application submits that a case under Section 48E of the Bihar Tenancy Act was instituted by the petitioner against the original land owner Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46111 of 2012 (2) dt.17-12-2012 giving rise to Bataidari Case no 701 of 2010 and the matter was referred to the Settlement Board . It is stated that a report was called for and the sub- Inspector of the local police Station submitted his report in which it was reported that the petitioner was cultivating the land since last twenty years. It is stated that in this background the petitioner protested against the informant cultivating the land and whereupon the case in question has been instituted charging of demanding Rangadari. It is stated that the matter is yet under consideration in the proceeding under the Bihar Tenancy Act and therefore there is no occasion for the petitioners to demand Rangadari. Regard being had to the submissions of learned counsel, let the petitioners Tullu Soren and Sanjhali Devi in the event of their arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today be released on bail upon each of them on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- ( ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Katihar in connection with Katihar Muffasil P.S.Case No. 153 of 2012, subject of the stipulation laid down under Section 438(2) of the code of Criminal Procedure. Namita/- (Jyoti Saran, J) Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.46111 of 2012 (2) dt.17-12-2012

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.