Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.4956 of 2012 ====================================================== Ajay Mahto .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 21-02-2012 Petitioner is languishing in custody since 14.10.2011 in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against the petitioner to have assaulted one Binod Mahto along with others whereas one Soukin Mahto assaulted the deceased on her head. Considering the fact that accusation of making assault to the deceased is not alleged against the petitioner, let the petitioner namely Ajay Mahto @ Ajay Kumar Mahto, be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Madhepura in connection with Gwalpara P.S. Case No. 20 of 2011. Shageer/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, 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.