Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2168 of 2012 (2) dt.03-02-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.2168 of 2012 ====================================================== Umesh Sah .... .... Petitioner. Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER (Per: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH) 2 03-02-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 04.11.2011 in a case registered for the offence punishable under [STATUTE] . It is alleged against the petitioner to have assaulted by dagger on the hand, thigh and temporal region of the informant. It is submitted that there is no injury of dagger blow on the informant and learned XIth Additional Sessions Judge, Saran, also not discussed about any injury. It is further submitted that others have been granted bail in the matter. Considering the same, let the petitioner above named be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/-(Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.2168 of 2012 (2) dt.03-02-2012 satisfaction of the learned C.J.M. Saran at Chapra, in connection with Sonepur P.S. Case No. 175 of 2009. 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.