Sri Pratap Chand Roy v. The State Of Bihar Through The Chairman Cum Managing Director And ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.4 of 2014 ====================================================== Sri Pratap Chand Roy son of Moti Chand Rai, R/O Mohalla- Lashkari Ganj, Sasaram, P.S.- Sasaram (T), District- Rohtas at Sasaram .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Chairman-cum-Managing Director, the Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited, Registered Office-Bidyut Bhawan, Bailley Road, Patna-1

2. The Managing Director, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Government of Bihar, Bidyut Bhawan, Bailley Road, Patna-1

3. The Electric Supply Engineer, Electric Supply Circle, Sasaram

4. The Junior Electricity Engineer, Electricity Supply Branch, South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Sasaram .... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Vijay Kumar, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh, BSPHC, Ltd. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-01-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State.

By filing the present writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks quashing of the first information report of Sasaram (T) P.S.Case No.897 of 2013 registered for the offences punishable under section 379 of the Indian Penal Code as well as sections 135 and 138 of the Electricity Act, 2003.

The allegations made in the FIR do constitute a cognizable offence.

In that view of the matter, I find no merit in the writ

Patna High Court Cr. WJC No.4 of 2014 (2) dt.09-01-2015 2/2 petition. Accordingly, it is dismissed.

(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) Md.S./- U T