Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.26212 of 2012 (2) dt.25-07-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.26212 of 2012 ====================================================== Chhedi Mallik .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 02/ 25.07.2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned Addl. Public Prosecutor for the State. Petitioner is in jail custody since 11.11.2011 in a case registered under [STATUTE] . Admittedly, petitioner is husband of maternal sister of the informant and it is stated that petitioner along with one Bilash Mallik caught hold of the informant whereas Lalit Mallik poured kerosene oil and lit fire on the person of the informant. Admittedly, co–accused Bilash Mallik has already been granted privilege of bail by another bench of this court. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner, Chhedi Mallik, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Darbhanga in Simri P.S. Case no. 138/2011. Shahid (Hemant Kumar Srivastava,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.