Tuppu Singh @ Mukesh Singh v. The State Of Bihar Through The Chairman Bihar State Electricity Board , Bailey Road And ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.92 of 2015 ======================================================

1. Tuppu Singh @ Mukesh Singh Son of Sri Kailash Singh, Resident of Village- Dhibar P.S. - Pandarak, District - Patna. .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar Through The Chairman Bihar State Electricity Board , Bailey Road, Patna.

2. Abha Kumari Wife of Sri Harischandra Prasad, Resident of Village - Dayalpur, P.O. - Mirchaiganj, P.S. AND District - Nalanda. At present posted as Junior Engineer, Bihar State Electricity Board, Rural Area, barh, Patna.

.... .... Respondent/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Manoj Kumar Pandey, Adv. For the Respondent/s : Mrs. Namrata Mishra, Adv. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 30-01-2015 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Bihar State Power Holding Company Limited.

By filing the present application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks quashing of F.I.R. of Pandarak P.S.Case No.102 of 2013 registered for the offences punishable under sections 135 and 136 of the Electricity Act, 2003. The allegations made in the F.I.R. do constitute a cognizable offence.

In that view of the matter, I find no merit in the application. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. (Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) Pradeep/- U T