Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.10285 of 2012 ====================================================== Sinku Devi .... .... 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 HEMANT KUMAR SRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 3 19-03-2012 Heard. Petitioner being a lady having six months child in her lap languishing in jail custody since 25.11.2011 in a case initially registered under [STATUTE] . but later on [STATUTE] . was also added. Petitioner is the daughter-in-law of the deceased and a general allegation of assault has been levelled against him. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case as well as submissions of the parties, let the petitioner be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10285 of 2012 (3) dt.19-03-2012 2 / 2 2 satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhagalpur in connection with Shahkund P.S. Case No. 178/11. Sudha/- (Hemant Kumar Srivastava, 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.