Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41785 of 2012 (2) dt.05-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.41785 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Ashlam S/O Satik Resident Of Village- Dhaniya, P.S.- Amour, District- Purneia 2. Mahmud Alam @ Ahankar S/O Late Fakhruddin Resident Of Village- Dhaniya, P.S.- Amour, District- Purneia 3. Abdul Rajjak @ Rajjak @ Raja S/O Late Fakhruddin Resident Of Village- Dhaniya, P.S.- Amour, District- Purneia 4. Md. Makbul S/O Late Fakhruddin Resident Of Village- Dhaniya, P.S.- Amour, District- Purneia 5. Sartaj @ Guddu S/O Asiruddin @ Asimuddin Resident Of Village- Dhaniya, P.S.- Amour, District- Purneia .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 05-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and section 4 of Bihar Medical Service Institution and Person Protection Act, 2011. It is alleged that the informant being doctor was assaulted by the petitioners and 10-20 others and his gold chain and reebok watch were snatched. It is submitted that no injury was caused when as per own version of the informant, informant was not performing any official duty when statement has been made in paragraph 1 that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41785 of 2012 (2) dt.05-12-2012 Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of twelve weeks from today on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Purnea in connection with Amour P.S. Case No. 125 of 2012 subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.