Case Facts:
Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.414 of 2012 (2) dt.26-04-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Appeal (DB) No.414 of 2012 ====================================================== Heera Devi W/O Late Anandi Mohan Jha R/O Vill-Jokki, P.S.-Bassopatti, Distt-Madhubani .... .... Appellant Versus 1. The State Of Bihar 2. Kapil Kumar Jha S/O Rajeshwar Jha R/O Vill-Jokki, P.S.-Bassopatti, Distt-Madhubani 3. Satrughan Jha S/O Rajeshwar Jha R/O Vill-Jokki, P.S.-Bassopatti, Distt- Madhubani 4. Rajeshwar Jha S/O Late Durant Jha R/O Vill-Jokki, P.S.-Bassopatti, Distt-Madhubani .... .... Respondents ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAVANITI PRASAD SINGH and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAVANITI PRASAD SINGH) 2 26-04-2012 This is an appeal under Section 372 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The accused persons have not been acquitted. As such they have been convicted under [STATUTE] and they have already preferred an appeal to this Court which is pending as Appeal No.183 of 2012. Learned counsel for the appellant herein contends that they have been acquitted of a charge under [STATUTE] under which if conviction was made would entail life imprisonment. We are not impressed. Perused the trial court judgment and we find that the Patna High Court CR. APP (DB) No.414 of 2012 (2) dt.26-04-2012 prosecution has not been able to establish the fracture injuries which they claim to be grievous hurt. The X-ray plates, the prescriptions showing treatment have not been produced nor the radiologist has been examined. The trial court has held that these injuries though alleged have not been established. We are not persuaded to take a different view of the matter. This appeal is, therefore, devoid of merit and is dismissed as such. B.Kr./- (Navaniti Prasad Singh, J) (Ashwani 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.