Sanjay Singh v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.31864 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -19 Year- 2016 Thana -ATHMALGOLA District- PATNA ====================================================== Sanjay Singh, Son of Gariban Singh, resident of Village- Chanda, P.S. Athmalgola, Distt Patna.

.... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electricity Department, Bakhtiyarpur, division Patna .... .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Bindeshwar Prasad Singh, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. A.P.P. Mr. Kumar Priya Ranjan, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 29-08-2016 Heard Sri Rudradeo, learned counsel, who was assisted by Sri Bindeshwar Prasad Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor and Sri Kumar Priya Ranjan, learned counsel, who has appeared on behalf of Opp.Party no.2.

The petitioner, who is named accused in the F.I.R. in Athmalgola P.S. Case No.19 of 2016 registered for the offence under Section 135 of the Electricity Act, has prayed for grant of bail in the event of his arrest.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has falsely been implicated in the present case. He submits that there was no independent witness and it has been

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.31864 of 2016 (2) dt.29-08-2016 2/2 alleged that the petitioner was unauthorisedly using electricity. However, on perusal of the F.I.R., I am not inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail.

The petition stands dismissed.

(Rakesh Kumar, J) NKS/- U T