Dharmendra Kumar v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No. 72241 of 2018 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-178 Year-2018 Thana- Ishakchak District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Dharmendra Kumar, S/o Surendra Prasad, R/o Mohalla - Ishakchak Bounsi Pool, P.S. - Ishakchak, District - Bhagalpur. ... ... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. South Bihar Power Distribution Co. Ltd.

... ... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Diwakar Yadav For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Mukesh Kumar Singh ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2.

04-12-2018 After some argument, Sri Diwakar Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner, in presence of learned Addl. Public Prosecutor, requests for disposal of the present anticipatory bail petition so that petitioner may avail appropriate remedy before the court below, since offence alleged i.e. Section 135 of the Electricity Act, 2003 is compoundable offence. The prayer is allowed.

The anticipatory bail petition stands disposed of with an observation that if within a period of six weeks from today the petitioner appears and offers for compounding the offence before the court below, the learned court below, without being prejudiced with this order, may examine the same and pass appropriate order in accordance with law, preferably on the same date.

(Rakesh Kumar, J.) anay U T