Patna High CourtCR. MISC./83039/2025bail granted

Ajay Mandal v. The State Of Bihar

2026-01-05Mr. Justice Prabhat Kumar Singh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.83039 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-34 Year-2023 Thana- PIRPAINTI District- Bhagalpur ====================================================== Ajay Mandal S/o Kisto Mandal Resident of Village- Govindpur Mohanpur, P.O - Mohanpur, PS- Pirpainti, Distt.- Bhagalpur ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

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The State of Bihar 2.

Arvind Kumar S/o Jagdish Rajak R/o vill- Mananpur Basti, P.O- Mananpur, P.S.- Chanan, Distt.- Lakhisarai ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Chandra Shekhar Sharma, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Syed Mojibur Rahman, APP For OP 2 :

Mr. Ajay Kumar Gautam , Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 05-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, the State and opposite party no.2.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offence punishable under section 135 of Bihar Electricity Act, 2003 .

3. As per F.I.R. petitioner is alleged to have caused revenue loss of Rs. 248648/- to the Electric Supply Division South Bihar Power Distribution Co. Ltd., Pirpainti, District- Bhagalpur by committing theft of energy .

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner, without admitting his guilt and without prejudice to his right and contention, is ready to deposit Rs. 248648 /- in the office of Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Co. Ltd., Pirpainti Bhagalpur. 5 . Considering the aforesaid facts and other circumstances, prayer for bail of the petitioner is allowed. In the event of arrest/surrender within eight weeks from today, let the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.83039 of 2025(2) dt.05-01-2026 2/2 petitioner, mentioned above, be enlarged on provisional 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 J M Ist Class, Bhagalpur in connection with Pirpainti Police Station Case No. 34 of 2023 , subject to the conditions laid down under section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 as well as on following conditions:- (i) At the time of furnishing bail bond, Rs. 48,648/- shall be deposited by the petitioner in the office of Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Division, South Bihar Power Distribution Co. Ltd., Pirpainti District- Bhagalpur. (ii) Rest amount of Rs. 2,00,000/- shall be deposited by the petitioner in 4 equal installments within 1 year from the date of furnishing bail bonds.

(iii) If the petitioner complies with the order, provisional bail shall be confirmed by the court below itself. (iv) If the petitioner fails to comply with the order, court below shall be at liberty to cancel bail bonds of the petitioner.

6. It is made clear that without going into the merit of the case, aforesaid order has been passed only for the purpose of grant of bail and this deposit would be subject to the final result of the criminal case.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Koushik/- U T