Case Facts:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No.39446 of 2012 ====================================================== Vikash Kumar .... .... Petitioner/s Versus The State Of Bihar .... .... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 2 16-10-2012 Heard learned counsels for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under [STATUTE] and Section 135(2) of the Electricity Act. It is alleged that the petitioner defaulted in making payment of the energy charges to the tune of Rs. 1,02,790/- and after disconnection of the line, he was found committing theft of electricity energy when the loss has been calculated to the tune of Rs. 3,60,640/-. The petitioner undertakes to deposit 50% of due energy charge plus the loss calculated amount within a period of nine months. Considering the stand of the parties, let the above named petitioner be released on provisional anticipatory bail for nine months, in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.39446 of 2012 (2) dt.16-10-2012 2/2 Court below within a period of 12 weeks from today, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Danapur, Patna in connection with Bikram P.S. Case No. 34 of 2012, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) Cr.P.C. The provisional bail of the petitioner will be confirmed by learned court below if the petitioner will make payment of 50% of the due energy charges and loss amount within the aforesaid period. Amrendra/- (Dinesh Kumar Singh, J)

Applicable IPC Section: 238

Statute Text:
Section 238 of the Indian Penal Code. Import or export of counterfeit of Indian coin, knowing the same to be counterfeit. Whoever imports into India, or exports there from, any counterfeit coin, which he knows or has reason to believe to be a counterfeit of Indian coin, shall be punished with Imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.