Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.24498 of 2011 (4) dt.06-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.24498 of 2011 ====================================================== Md. Muzaffar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar & Anr. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL PRASAD ORAL ORDER 4 06-04-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 532 C of 2011 registered under [STATUTE] . The matter was sent to mediation Centre for reconciliation between both the parties, but the petitioner is not ready to keep the victim and he has also filed a case under [STATUTE] against his wife and her family members in which cognizance has been taken. Under the facts and circumstances of the case, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to this petitioner. However, if the petitioner shall surrender and pray for regular bail, then his prayer for bail shall be considered on its own merit without being prejudiced by this order. m.p. (Gopal Prasad, 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.