Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30047 of 2012 (3) dt.14-12-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.30047 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Sanjay Yadav S/O Late Bharat Yadav Resident Of Village- Ojha Baraon, P.S.- Murar, District- Buxar (Bihar) 2. Dadan Yadav S/O Late Shri Kawal Yadav Resident Of Village- Ojha Baraon, P.S.- Murar, District- Buxar (Bihar) 3. Baban Yadav @ Pawan Yadav S/O Late Shri Kawal Yadav Resident Of Village- Ojha Baraon, P.S.- Murar, District- Buxar (Bihar) 4. Kisun Yadav S/O Baban Yadav Resident Of Village- Ojha Baraon, P.S.- Murar, District- Buxar (Bihar) 5. Algu Yadav S/O Baban Yadav Resident Of Village- Ojha Baraon, P.S.- Murar, District- Buxar (Bihar) 6. Bhola Yadav S/O Dadan Yadav Resident Of Village- Ojha Baraon, P.S.- Murar, District- Buxar (Bihar) .... .... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 3 14-12-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and sections 3(1)(x) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act . The accusation is of abusing by calling the caste name and putting the hutment of the informant on fire when the animals got burn injury and the grains also got burnt. It is submitted that the hutment was not a residential portion which has surfaced during investigation when the FIR Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.30047 of 2012 (3) dt.14-12-2012 witnesses have not supported the accusation and there was enmity between the parties from before when two independent witnesses suggest that the hutment got burnt due to bone fire burning adjacent to the hutment. Considering the nature of accusation, in view of this court, this is a fit case for consideration of regular bail of the petitioner by the learned court below in case the petitioner surrenders within six weeks from today in connection with Murar P.S. Case no. 12 of 2012 pending in the court of learned C.J.M., Buxar. It is expected from the learned below to dispose of the bail application of the petitioner preferably on the same day, if possible This application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation/direction. Let this order be transmitted through FAX at the cost of the petitioners. 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.