Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.31933 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Umesh Kumar Sah 2. Rajesh Sah. 3. Santosh Sah. 4. Ranjeet Sah. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 18-10-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Anand Mohan learned counsel for the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The accusation is of putting the house of the informant on fire. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that accusation of putting the house on fire is omnibus and general when the petitioners being the students were at the relevant time, residing out side the house. Moreover, Title Suit No. 21 of 2011 is pending between the parties. A statement has been made in para 9 of the petition that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioners be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of arrest or Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31933 of 2012 (3) dt.18-10-2012 2/2 surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 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 the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gopalganj in connection with Baikunthpur P.S. Case No. 37 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. Amrendra/- (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.