Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.23413 of 2012 ====================================================== Laxman Paswan & Ors .... .... Petitioners. Versus State Of Bihar & Anr .... .... Opposite Parties. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 10-07-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners being the parents and uncles of the husband of the informant are apprehending their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 4 of the D. P. Act. The accusations are of torture and committing theft. Considering the fact that thrust of accusation is against the husband of the informant, let the petitioners, Laxman Paswan, Surendra Paswan @ Suren Paswan, Ramadhin Paswan, Ram Briksh Paswan and Fulia Devi 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 Birpur P.S. Case No. 01 of 2012 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand) Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23413 of 2012 (2) dt.10-07-2012 2 / 2 2 each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Birpur at Supaul, 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.