Rajesh Poddar v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.10820 of 2018 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -490 Year- 2017 Thana -SUPAUL District- SUPAUL ====================================================== Rajesh Poddar, S/o Krishnadev Poddar, Resident of Village- JP Nagar, Ward No. 26 Police Station & District- Supaul. .... .... Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Bihar.

2. Bihar State Power (Holding) Company Limited, Vidyut Bhawan, Jawaharlal Nehru Marg (Bailey Road), Patna.

.... .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sanjeev Verma For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Madhuranand Jha ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR SINHA ORAL ORDER 27-02-2018 Petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Supaul P.S.Case No. 490 of 2017 registered under Section 135 of Bihar Electricity Act, 2003.

Allegation against the petitioner is of theft of electricity causing loss to the tune of Rs.29,099/- of the Company. Submission of learned counsel for the petitioner is that his mother fell ill and due to which he could not deposit the said amount and he is ready to deposit the said amount if some time is granted to him.

Heard learned APP and learned counsel for the South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited, who has no objection to the prayer made.

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.10820 of 2018 (2) dt.27-02-2018 2/2 Having heard both sides and in the facts and circumstances, let the petitioner, above named, in the event of his surrender within a period of six weeks along with a Bank Draft for Rs.10,000/- issued in the name of South Bihar Power (Holding) Company Ltd. and on depositing the aforesaid Bank Draft he will be released on provisional bail for a period of three months and he will continue to deposit the rest amount in two instalments, first Rs.10,000/- to be deposited in the consecutive month and the rest amount in the month thereafter, so that the total amount is deposited within a period of three months and when the total amount is deposited learned court below on satisfaction will confirm the bail bond of the petitioner, otherwise he will pass any other order(s) as he may deem fit and proper. With the above observation, this application is disposed of.

(Vinod Kumar Sinha, J) spal/- U