Satyadeo Singh v. State Of Bihar And ANR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.19265 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -177 Year- 2013 Thana -BUXAR District- BUXAR ====================================================== Satyadeo Singh, Son of Late Jhamu Singh, resident of Village-Nai Bazar, P.S.-Buxar, District-Buxar.
.... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar.
2. Assistant Electric Engineer, Electricity Supply Sub.-Division, Buxar. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mrs. Mallika Mazumdar, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rana Randhir Singh (A.P.P.) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-06-2015 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties.
This is an application seeking anticipatory bail in a case registered for the offences punishable under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 135 of the Electricity Act.
Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that petitioner is the Class-IV employee, posted at Bhagalpur. He submits that, as a matter of fact, the petitioner was not present at the place of occurrence. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, on other hand, has vehementally opposed the prayer for bail and has
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.19265 of 2015 (3) dt.25-06-2015 2/2 submitted that such crime is rampant in the State of Bihar and such privilege should not be granted to the petitioner. However, keeping in view the nature of allegation, let the petitioner, abovenamed, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within six weeks, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Buxar in connection with Buxar (T) P.S. Case No. 177 of 2013, subject to the condition laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. (Chakradhari Sharan Singh, J) Praveen-II/- U T