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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No.320 of 2015
====================================================== Dinesh Sharma, S/o Late Ramhari Sharma, resident of village - Shahpur, P.S. Nauhatta, District - Rohtas
.... .... Petitioner
Versus 1. The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Energy Department, Government of Bihar, Patna 2. Bihar State Electricity Board through its Chairman, Bailey Road, Patna 3. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Bailey Road, Patna 4. The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Electric Supply Sub - Division Dehri - II, Rohtas 5. The S.H.O. Nauhatta Police Station, District Rohtas
.... .... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Sada Nand Ray, Advocate For the Respondent/s : Mr. S.S.Prasad (Sc 10) ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER
2 25-01-2016 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
counsel for the State.
By way of the present application preferred under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks quashing of the first information report in connection with Nauhatta P.S. Case No.50 of 2013 dated 5.11.2012 registered under Section 135 of the Indian Electricity Act, 2003.
I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the allegations made in the FIR.
In view of the allegations made in the FIR, apparently, the ingredients of the offence punishable under Section
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135 of the Indian Electricity Act, 2003 are attracted in the present
case.
Accordingly, the application, being devoid of any
merit, is hereby dismissed.
(Ashwani Kumar Singh, J) N.H./U T
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Dinesh Sharma
The State of Bihar through the Secretary, Energy Department, Government of Bihar
Ashwani Kumar Singh
As recorded by the court registry
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