Uday Shankar Singh v. State Of Bihar And ANR

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.23418 of 2016 (2) dt.22-09-2016

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.23418 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -99 Year- 2013 Thana -RAJGIR District- NALANDA (BIHARSHARIFF) ====================================================== UDAY SHANKAR SINGH SON OF LATE KAMTA SINGH RESIDENT OF JUNIOR ENGINEER'S QUARTER, PWD COLONY, NEAR BUNGALOW NO. 2, P.S. RAJGIR, DISTRICT - NALANDA, BIHAR .... .... PETITIONER/S

VERSUS

1. THE STATE OF BIHAR

2. MADHURENDRA PRASAD SON OF LATE RAM CHANDRA PRASAD, ASSISTANT ENGINEER, BIHAR ELECTRICITY BOARD, ELECTRIC SUPPLY SUB DIVISION, RAJGIR, DISTRICT NALANDA .... .... OPPOSITE PARTY/S ====================================================== Appearance:

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Surendra Kumar Singh, Adv. Mr. Avinash Shekhar, Adv.

For Electricity Board :

Mr. Vikash Chandra Srivastava, Adv.

For the State : Mr. S.Ehteshamuddin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ADITYA KUMAR TRIVEDI ORAL ORDER 22-09-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for South Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd. During course of argument, respective parties bore common view that it is a fit case wherein there should be application of Section 152 of the Electricity Act.

That being so, in case the amount as identified loss to the Electricity Department along with compounding fee is deposited, then in that event, the concerned officer competent enough to enter into compromise on behalf of Electricity Department will enter into compromise within fortnight, whereupon, the learned lower court will pass an order on the same day and with the aforesaid observation, instant petition is disposed of. (Aditya Kumar Trivedi, J.) Prakash Narayan U T