Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37935 of 2012 (2) dt.04-10-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.37935 of 2012 ====================================================== Madhukar Prasad Yadav .... .... Petitioner Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 04-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a Complaint Case in which cognizance has been taken under [STATUTE] and Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes(Prevention of Atrocities)Act . The accusation is of non-supply of grains by the petitioner since March, 2010 when the complainant protested she was abused by calling the caste name. It is submitted that the authorities have made no complaint against the petitioner and maliciously the present complaint has been lodged for the cause of action which arose in March, 2010. It is further submitted that offence under the provisions of Section 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes(Prevention of Atrocities)Act has not been committed in public view and the petitioner has no criminal Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.37935 of 2012 (2) dt.04-10-2012 antecedent. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the above named petitioner, be released on anticipatory bail, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Sub Division Judicial Magistrate, Sikarahna, Motihari, East Champaran in Complaint Case No.727 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. Anil/- (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.