Case Facts:
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20775 of 2012 (4) dt.17-08-2012 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.20775 of 2012 =================================================== Bagicha Mandal, son of Bhola Mandal .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ==================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AKHILESH CHANDRA ORAL ORDER 4 17-08-2012 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State who is armed with carbon copy of the case diary. This application has been filed for the grant of regular bail to the petitioner who has been made an accused in connection with Ismailpur P.S. Case No. 3/2012 pending before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Naugachia, district – Bhagalpur, for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] . The petitioner is one of the named accused in this case with allegation of inflicting head injury upon brother-in-law of the informant which is found serious. Having regard to the facts and Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.20775 of 2012 (4) dt.17-08-2012 circumstances of the case, for the present, prayer of regular bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected. Simultaneously, court below is directed to proceed expeditiously and avoid undue delay and adjournments. Rajeev/- (Akhilesh Chandra, 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.