Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.37864 of 2012 ====================================================== Mumtaz Mansoori @ Mumtaz son of Nurmuhammad Mansoori resident of village-Fakharpur, P.S. Arwal, District-Arwal .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE JYOTI SARAN ORAL ORDER 2 03-10-2012 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner is in custody in connection with Haspura P.S. Case No. 46 of 2010 for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . Considering the nature of allegation and the statement of the victim girl, the prayer of the petitioner was rejected by order dated 23.2.2012 passed in Misc. Case No. 43098 of 2011. Learned counsel for the petitioner with reference to the medical report placed at Annexure-3 has submitted that perusal thereof creates a doubt about the allegations against the petitioner. He further with reference to the certificate issued by the Bihar School Examination Board submits that the petitioner is of tender age and has a clean antecedent. It is further submitted that the petitioner has remained in custody since 30.8.2011. Regard being had to the circumstances and the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner, let the petitioner namely, Mumtaz Mansoori @ Mumtaz be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37864 of 2012 (2) dt.03-10-2012 2 / 2 2 learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Daudnagar, Aurangabad in connection with Haspura P.S. Case No. 46 of 2010 subject to the condition that the petitioner shall ensure his representation before the Court below on each and every date fixed in the case and failure on the part of the petitioner to ensure his representation on two consecutive dates fixed without reasonable explanation to the satisfaction of the Court below, would entitle the Court concerned to cancel the bail bond of the petitioner and to take him into custody. Bibhash/- (Jyoti Saran, 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.