Veena Devi v. The State Of Bihar Through Its Secretary Energy, Deptt. Govt. Of Bihar, Patna And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.340 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -null Year- null Thana -null District- DARBHANGA =========================================================== Veena Devi, Wife of Late Gorakh Prasad Singh, resident of village- Tumol, P.S.- Ghanshyampur, District- Darbhanga .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through its Secretary Energy, Deptt. Govt. of Bihar, Patna

2. North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna

3. The North Bihar Electricity Board Benipur, Darbhanga

4. Electrical Assistant Engineer, North Bihar, Vidhyut Board, Benipur, Darbhanga

5. Electrical Junior Engineer, Ghanshyampur, Darbhanga .... .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ramchandra Jha Raman, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. Ritesh Kumar, SC.-33 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 25-01-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the State.

2. By way of the present application preferred under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks quashing of the first information report in connection with Ghanshyampur P.S. Case No.232 of 2014 registered, inter alia, under Section 135 of the Indian Electricity Act, 2003.

3. I have perused the allegations made in the FIR as contained in Annexure-4 to the present application. The allegations do attract ingredients of the offence punishable under Section 135 of the

Patna High Court Cr. WJC No.340 of 2015 dt.25-01-2016 2/2 Electricity Act, 2003.

4. In that view of the matter, I find no merit in the present application. Accordingly, the application is dismissed. (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) N.H./- U T