Vijay Mahto v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.33721 of 2023 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-562 Year-2022 Thana- PALIGANJ District- Patna ====================================================== Vijay Mahto Son Of Baliram Mahto Resident Of Village- Milki (GAURIYA Asthan ), Ps- Paliganj, Distt- Patna .. ... Petitioner

Versus

1.

The State Of Bihar 2.

South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd. Bihar ... ... Opposite Party ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

N O N E For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Anil Kumar Singh No. 1, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 25-09-2023 Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence under section 135 of the Indian Electricity Act on the allegation that he was found committing theft of electricity in his industrial unit and a theft bill of Rs.3,20,829/- was raised against him.

2. No body appears on behalf of the petitioner nor any supplementary affidavit has been filed in pursuance of order dated 21.7.2023, passed by this Court.

3. Keeping in view the nature and gravity of

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.33721 of 2023(3) dt.25-09-2023 2/2 allegation and conduct of the petitioner in not complying with the order of this Court, prayer for pre-arrest bail of the petitioner is rejected.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Shashi U T