Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Revision No. 346 of 2012 ====================================================== Dharmendra Ram Minor Son Of Tak Lal Ram @ Tap Lal Ram Under Gurdianship Father Of The Petitioner Namely Tak Lal Ram @ Tap Lal Ram On Behalf Of The Dharmendra Ram R/O Village-Chand Kudariya (Harijan Tola), P.S. Mashrakh, District-Saran at Chapra. .... .... 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 AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH ORAL ORDER 4. 18-05-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State. The present revision application has been filed for grant of bail to the petitioner under the provisions of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000. Earlier such prayer was rejected by the Juvenile Justice Board, Saran at Chapra on 14.02.2012 in Juvenile Enquiry No. 185 of 2012. The appeal was also dismissed on 02.03.2012 by the Sessions Judge, Saran at Chapra in Criminal (Juvenile) Appeal No. 19 of 2012. The petitioner is co-accused in Mashrak P.S. Case No. 74 of 2011 registered for offence under [STATUTE] . Later on Section 302 of the Indian Penal code was also added. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been Patna High Court CR. REV. No.346 of 2012 (4) dt.18-05-2012 2 / 3 2 declared to be a juvenile and his antecedent is clean. It is submitted that in the present case there is omnibus allegation that he was member of the crowd and that he had also assaulted with lathi. The petitioner is in custody since 06.01.2012. Learned counsel for the petitioner has also drawn the attention of this Court to Annexure-3 of the petition which is the order dated 13.01.2012 passed in Cr. Revision No. 64 of 2012 in which similarly situated co-accused namely, Nagendra Ram has been granted bail by this Court. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, let the petitioner namely, Dharmendra Ram be released on bail upon furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Juvenile Justice Board, Saran at Chapra in Juvenile Enquiry No. 185 of 2012 corresponding to Mashrak P.S. Case No. 74 of 2011. One of the bailors shall be the father of the petitioner. The bailor shall also execute a bond of good behaviour with an undertaking that the petitioner shall not indulge in any criminal activity. Any violation of the terms and conditions shall lead to cancellation of bail in the present case. The petitioner shall physically present himself before the Probation Officer, Saran at Chapra at least once a month and also as and when directed by him. The Probation Officer, Patna High Court CR. REV. No.346 of 2012 (4) dt.18-05-2012 3 / 3 3 Saran at Chapra shall maintain strict supervision over the petitioner. The order dated 2.03.2012 passed by the Sessions Judge, Saran at Chapra in Cr. Appeal No. 19 of 2012 as well as the order dated 14.02.2012 passed by the Juvenile Justice Board, Saran at Chapra in Juvenile Enquiry NO. 185 of 2012 corresponding to Mashrak P.S. Case No. 74 of 2011 are hereby set aside. This application, accordingly, stands disposed off. Anand Kr. (Ahsanuddin Amanullah, 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.