Ganesh Prasad v. State Of Bihar And ANR
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Miscellaneous No.15505 of 2017 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -10 Year- 2017 Thana -BRAHMPUR District- BUXAR ======================================================
1. Ganesh Prasad S/o - Late Shankar Sah Resident of Village - Panch Pherawa, P.S. Brahmpur, District - Buxar.
.... .... Petitioner/s
Versus
1. The State of Bihar.
2. Sri Sandip Kumar Gupta, Assistant Electricity Engineer, Electricity Supply Sub Division, Dumraon, District Buxar. .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Damodar Prasad Tiwary For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Sri Murlidhar ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KISHORE KUMAR MANDAL ORAL ORDER 10-08-2017 Heard Mr. Damodar Prasad Tiwary, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as learned counsel for the South Bihar Power Distribution Company (for short 'The Company'). The petitioner apprehends his arrest in Brahmpur P.S. Case No. 10/2017, registered under Section 135 of the Indian Electricity Act.
The allegation is that the petitioner was found involved in theft of energy by taping electric wire, which caused loss in the sum of Rs. 6,739/-.
Mr. Tiwary, learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn the attention of the Court towards the order dated 23.06.2017 and the statement made in the supplementary affidavit
Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.15505 of 2017 (4) dt.10-08-2017 2/2 with regard to the deposit of the said amount with the company. The receipt is enclosed at Annexure-A.
Let the petitioner above named in the event of his arrest or surrender before the court below within a period of five weeks from the date of receipt/production of a copy of this order, is 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, Buxar in connection with Brahmpur P.S. Case No. 10/2017, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. with further condition that one of the bailors shall be own close family member. (Kishore Kumar Mandal, J.) Rakhi U T