Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5055 of 2012 (2) dt.22-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.5055 of 2012 ====================================================== Ramanand Mahto .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 22-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3(1)(x) of the S.C./S.T.(Prevention of Atrocities)Act. The accusations are of entering into the house of the informant on 17.08.2010 in the night, trying to outrage modesty, demanding extortion money of Rs.1,00,000/- and abusing by calling caste name. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for occurrence of 17.08.2010, F.I.R. was lodged on 19.08.2010 and since occurrence took place admittedly inside the house hence it can not be treated to be a public view hence the case under S.C./S.T.(Prevention of Atrocities)Act is not made out. Considering the aforesaid submissions, let Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.5055 of 2012 (2) dt.22-02-2012 the petitioner, above named, be released on bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with S.C./S.T. Munger P.S. Case No. 84 of 2010 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Lakhisarai subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K./- (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.