Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.30946 of 2011 ====================================================== Umesh Prasad Singh, son of Late Mahabir Prasad Singh, resident of Islamia Chowk, Gangjala Hari Mandir Bhawan, P.S. – Saharsa, District – Saharsa. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== With Criminal Miscellaneous No.33876 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Radha Kant Lal Das @ R.K.L. Dase, S/o - Late Surya Narayan Lal Das Branch Manager, Central Bank Of India, Branch +P.S. – Kursela, District – Katihar. 2. Chandra Mohan Thakur, S/o - Late Raghunath Thakur R/o - Vill – Khagaria, P.S. + P.O. – Khagaria, District – Khagaria, presently Branch Manager Central Bank of India, Branch Hardi, District – Supaul. 3. Molo Kamati @ Moli Kamti, son of Sri Bhulan Kamti, R/o – Vill. & P.O. – Basudeva, P.S. – Ghailadih, District – Musaffarpur, presently Senior Accountant, Central Bank of India, Branch – Hardi, District – Supaul. .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 3 22-02-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State. Both these application are being heard and disposed of by this common order. The petitioners, apprehending their arrest in connection with Saharsa Sadar P.S. Case No. 53/2010 for the offences under [STATUTE] , are named accused in this case instituted on the basis of complaint case no. 1990/2009 with allegation of realizing money for their Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30946 of 2011 (3) dt.22-02-2012 2 / 2 2 non-banking company but ultimately maturity value could not be paid to the prosecution side. Submission is of no specific role played and they being employees of the bank have acted in this co-operative committee and if any liability goes against the agent and other managerial personnel. Investigation is going on and is at its initial stage. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, in the event of their arrest or surrender within a period of four weeks, till conclusion of investigation/submission of charge- sheet, let the above-named petitioners be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of sum of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Saharsa, in connection with Saharsa Sadar P.S. Case No. 53/2010, subject to condition under section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and additional condition to attend the court regularly till conclusion of investigation/submission of charge-sheet, in the event of failure on two consecutive dates, without any reasonable explanation, the privilege granted shall be deemed to be cancelled. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.