Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.150 of 2012 Jago Rajbanshi Versus The State Of Bihar 2. 10.01.2012. Learned counsel for the petitioner is permitted to make necessary correction in the petition. Heard Mr. Devendra Prasad Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Ramesh Chandra learned A.P.P. for the State. The petitioner is languishing in custody since 15.10.2011 in a case registered for the offence under [STATUTE] . The accusation of grievous injury is against Pradeep Rajbanshi who is not petitioner before this Court. It is alleged against the petitioner that he lit fire the hut of the informant. During investigation it has come that some portion of hut of the informant has been damaged by fire. Considering the aforesaid facts, 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 satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nawada in connection with Akbarpur P.S. Case No. 172 of 2011. 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.