Balram Yadav v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.56574 of 2021 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-230 Year-2020 Thana- BELDOUR District- Khagaria ====================================================== BALRAM YADAV Son of Kartik Yadav, Resident of Village - Gongi, P.s.- Beldour, Distt.- Khagaria.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar.

2.

The North Bihar Power Distribution Company Ltd. through its Chairman, Bailey Road, Patna. Bihar.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Binay Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Vinay Kirti Singh, Sr. Adv.

Mr. Vijay Kumar Verma, Adv.

Mr. Akhileshwar Singh, Adv.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NAWNEET KUMAR PANDEY ORAL ORDER 05-07-2022 The learned counsel for the petitioner is directed to remove all the defects pointed out by the office within one month.

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Standing Counsel for the North Bihar Power Distribution Corporation Limited.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Beldaur P.S. Case No. 230 of 2020 registered for offence punishable under section 353 of the Indian Penal Code and section 139 of the Electricity Act.

As per allegation, the transformer belonging to the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.56574 of 2021(2) dt.05-07-2022 2/2 department was burnt and the allegation against the petitioner along with other three named accused persons is that due to tampering made by the accused persons, the transformer was burnt and the department sustained a loss of Rs. 98,775/-. At the very outset, the learned standing counsel for the North Bihar Power Distribution Corporation Limited has submitted that on similar footing, co-accused Indal Yadav has been granted regular bail by the Sessions Judge, Khagaria. The petitioner is directed to surrender before the court below and makes a prayer for regular bail. I do not see any reason as to why the same privileges be not extended to the present petitioner as that of co-accused Indal Yadav. With these observations, this criminal miscellaneous petition is disposed of.

Office shall ensure that all defects are removed by the petitioners within the stipulated time mentioned hereinabove, failing which, the matter shall be brought to the notice of this Court.

(Nawneet Kumar Pandey, J) Mahesh/Aditi U T