Suresh Rai v. The State Of Bihar Through The Principal Secretary Energy Department And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.542 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -null Year- null Thana -null District- SAMASTIPUR =========================================================== Suresh Rai son of Ramashish Rai, resident of village - Sarsauna (Gauspur Sarsauna), P.S.- N.H. Bangara, District- Samastipur. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Energy Department.

2. The North Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd. through its Chariman.

3. Prashant Singh, Electrical Assistant Engineer, Pusa.

4. Sukesh Paswan, Junior Electrical Engineer, Tajpur.

5. Chandan Chaudhary, J.L.M. Tajpur.

.... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ram Sandesh Rai, Advocate For the State : Mr. Ajeet Kumar, SC-28 For the NBPDC : Mr. Akhileshwar Singh, Advocate =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 02-02-2016 By way of the present application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks quashing of the first information report (for short "FIR") of N.H. Bangra P.S. Case No.23 of 2015 dated 21.4.2015 registered under Section 135 of Electricity Act, 2003.

I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the FIR as contained in annexure-1 to the present application. The allegations made in the FIR do attract ingredients of Section 135 of the Electricity Act.

In that view of the matter, I find no illegality in institution of

Patna High Court Cr. WJC No.542 of 2015 dt.02-02-2016 2/2 the FIR. Accordingly, the application, being devoid of any merit, is hereby dismissed.

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