Gulab Sharma And ANR v. State Of Bihar And ANR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.16648 of 2015 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -40 Year- 2015 Thana -MUFFASIL District- WEST CHAMPARAN (BETTIAH) ======================================================
1. Gulab Sharma
2. Raj Kishore Sharma, both are sons of Late Bhagawat Mistri, R/o Sariswa Road, Singachhapar, P.S. Bettiah (Muffasil), District - West Champaran .... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar
2. North Bihar Electric Power Supply Corporation Ltd. through its Chairman, Patna, Bihar.
.... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance:
For the Petitioner/s : Mr.
For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Rajeev Nayan, A.P.P. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR JHA ORAL ORDER 04-05-2015 Heard both sides.
The petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case under Section 135 of Electricity Act.
The father of the petitioners, late Bhagawat Mistri, was a bona fide consumer of electricity department and a sum of 1,39,216/- was lying due against him. His electric connection was disconnected but again the petitioners were found committing theft of electric energy and thereby caused loss of Rs. 2,000/- to the electricity department.
It appears that loss of Rs. 2,000/- was caused to the electricity department, which the petitioners are ready to deposit. The department may take actions for realization of rest of the
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.16648 of 2015 (2) dt.04-05-2015 2/2 arrears of electrical dues in accordance with law. Considering the facts aforesaid, the above named petitioners, in the event of their arrest or surrender in the court below within four weeks from today, are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bettiah, West Champaran in Bettiah (Muffasil) P.S. Case No. 40 of 2015, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. with a further condition that the petitioners shall deposit Rs. 2000/- in the account of the electricity department on or before their release. (Prabhat Kumar Jha, J) Dilip/- U T