Patna High CourtCR. MISC./28688/2016bail granted

Ram Payare Singh v. State Of Bihar And ANR

2016-07-28Mr. Justice Shivaji Pandey2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.28688 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -340 Year- 2015 Thana -SHERGHATI District- GAYA ====================================================== Ram Payare Singh, son of Late Munni Singh Resident of Village- Bajaura, P.S.- Dobhi, District- Gaya.

.... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Bihar State Electricity Board through the Junior Engineer, Sherghati, Gaya.

.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Satish Kumar Sinha For the Opposite Party/s : Smt. Anusuiya Jaiswal, APP81 ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVAJI PANDEY ORAL ORDER 28-07-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner.

In this case, the petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sherghati (Dobhi) P.S. Case No. 340 of 2015 for offence under Section 135 of the Electricity Act. The police raided the village and found that about ten persons were engaged themselves for using the electric power illegally. Against the petitioner, it has been shown that he has caused loss to the Electricity Board of Rs. 29,932/-. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is a bonafide consumer and pays the electric bill regularly.

Looking to the entire facts and circumstances of the

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.28688 of 2016 (2) dt.28-07-2016 case, let the petitioner, namely, Ram Payare Singh, in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of four weeks from today, 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 Special Judge (Electricity), Magadh Area, Gaya in connection with Sherghati (Dobhi) P.S. Case No. 340 of 2015, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. as also subject to condition that whenever the police will call the petitioner for investigation/interrogation, he will remain present and if he would not present himself, the privilege of grant of anticipatory bail shall be deemed to have been cancelled.

(Shivaji Pandey, J) Rishi/- U T