Navlesh Singh v. State Of Bihar And ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Miscellaneous No.9633 of 2016 Arising Out of PS.Case No. -5 Year- 2016 Thana -KOCH District- GAYA ====================================================== Navlesh Singh son of Jang Bahadur Singh, Resident of village- Digghi, P.S.- Konch, District- Gaya .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar

2. The South Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited through its Managing Director, Bihar, Patna .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manish Kumar No-2 For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Nawal Kishore Prasad(App) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJENDRA KUMAR MISHRA ORAL ORDER 12-04-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.P.P. for the State.

The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Konch P.S. Case No. 05 of 2016 registered under Section 135 of the Electricity Act pending in the Court of Special Judge (Electricity), Magadh Area, Gaya.

The allegation against the petitioner is that he consumed the electric power by using the Toka causing loss of Rs. 1,21,877/- to the Electricity Department.

The offence appears to be compoundable

Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.9633 of 2016 (2) dt.12-04-2016 2/2 under section 152 of the Electricity Act. As such, I do not find any reason to consider the prayer of the petitioner for anticipatory bail.

Accordingly, this application is rejected.

(Rajendra Kumar Mishra, J) Shail/- U T