Manoj Poddar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.22112 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-668 Year-2023 Thana- BIHPUR District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== MANOJ PODDAR SON OF LATE AMIR CHAND PODDAR RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - SIHPUR TOLA MADHURAPUR, P.S. - BHAWANIPUR, DISTRICT - BHAGALPUR ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

THE STATE OF BIHAR 2.

SOUTH BIHAR POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED THROUGH ITS GENERAL MANAGER (ADMN.), PATNA VIDUT BHAVAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Sunil Kumar Singh, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Navin Kumar Pandey, APP Mr.Ajay Kumar Gautam, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 04-04-2024 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the O.P. No.2 and learned APP for the State. 2.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable u/s 135 of the Electricity Act, 2003. 3.

Allegedly, the petitioner was found indulged in theft of electricity by converting the electric wire and thus caused a loss of Rs.5,15,740/- to the Electricity Department. 4.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. He has been falsely implicated in this case due to malafide intention. It is submitted that the petitioner is ready to file an

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.22112 of 2024(2) dt.04-04-2024 2/2 appeal before the Appellate Authority against the final assessment order. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent. 5.

Learned counsel for the O.P. No.2 has no objection. 6.

Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, since the petitioner is ready to file an Appeal, let the above named petitioner, be released on provisional bail for a period of six weeks from today, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the learned Court below within a period of six weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Court below where the case is pending/successor Court in connection with Bihpur (Bhawanipur) P.S. Case No.668 of 2023, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 438 (2) of the Cr.P.C. 7.

The provisional bail of the petitioner shall be confirmed by the learned court below itself after verifying that the petitioner filed the appeal before the Appellate Authority. (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) pallavi/- U T