Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.995 of 2011 (2) dt.09-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.995 of 2011 ====================================================== Sheo Bachan Chauhan son of late Ramdhari Chauhanm resident of village Khadhi Utar Tola, P.S. -Bhorey, District-Gopalganj. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Rita Devi wife of Ram Surat Chauhan, resident of village Khadhi Uttar Tola, P.S. -Bhorey, District-Gopalganj. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ghulam Rabbani For the Opposite Party/s : Veena Kumari Jml., Adv. ,A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 2 09-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. In the present case, the petitioner is challenging the order of cognizance dated 12.1.2010 has been taken by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj for offences under [STATUTE] . in Bhorey P.S. Case No. 182 of 2009 and order dated 18.8.2010 passed in Criminal Revision No. 421 of 2010 by the District and Sessions Judge, Gopalganj, affirmed the order of cognizance has refused to interfere with the order while deciding the case. The learned Sessions Judge has considered every aspect of the matter and also perused the different paragraphs of the case diary and found charges prima facie against the petitioner. In view of the aforesaid fact, this Court does not find Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.995 of 2011 (2) dt.09-02-2012 any illegality in the order of court below. Accordingly, this application is dismissed. However, petitioner will be a liberty to raise all the points before the court below at the relevant stage of the trial. Mahesh/- (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.