Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.251 of 2011 (2) dt.25-01-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.251 of 2011 ====================================================== 1.Shyam Lal Mandal 2. Sheo Lal Mandal 3. Hans Lal Mandal 4. Moti Lal Mandal 5. Babu Lal Mandal 6. Chhote Lal Mandal, all sons of Raghu Nandan Mandal alias Babu Saheb Mandal, resident of Village-Deep East, P.S. Madhepur, District-Madhubani .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1.The State Of Bihar 2.. Brahmadeo Mandal, son of late Jibachh Mandal, resident of Village- Deep Western, P.S. Madhepur, District-Madhubani. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Baleshwar Kamat, Advocate. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. T.P. Mandal, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY) 2 25-01-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. This application has been filed for quashing the order dated 16.1.2010 passed by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jhanjharpur in Madhepur P.S. Case No.312 of 2008, G.R. No.1152 of 2008, T.R. No.1302 of 2009 by which the learned Magistrate has taken cognizance against the petitioners under [STATUTE] . Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.251 of 2011 (2) dt.25-01-2012 there is no material on record against the petitioners. At this sage this Court is not inclined to interfere with the impugned order. Accordingly this application is dismissed with a liberty to the petitioners to raise all the points before the trial court at the appropriate stage. Vinay/- (Shivaji Pandey, 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.