Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41435 of 2012 (2) dt.30-11-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.41435 of 2012 ====================================================== 1. Gayanchand Yadav 2. Bishun Yadav .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 02/ 30-11-2012 It is submitted that petitioner no. 2 has been arrested, hence, his application has become infructuous and accordingly, it is disposed of. The petitioner no. 1 is apprehending his arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and 3(1) (x) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The accusation is of trying to outrage the modesty of the informant, making assault and abuse by calling caste name. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that during investigation the accusation was found false and final form was submitted but differing with the same cognizance has been taken. Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.41435 of 2012 (2) dt.30-11-2012 Considering the fact that during investigation the accusation has been found false, let the above named petitioner no. 1 be released on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Aurangabad in connection with Salaiya P.S. Case No. 51 of 2011, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. DKS/ (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.