IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.37049 of 2008 SHAMBHU KUMAR SINGH, son of Late Aditya Singh, resident of Village Maranchi, P.S. Maranchi, District Patna ------Petitioner Versus STATE OF BIHAR ----------- 2. 27.11.2008 Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the State. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Maranchi P.S. Case No.28/2008 for the offences under sections 135 and 136 of the Electricity Act. It is submitted that the present case has been lodged for ulterior purpose since the petitioner has raised a dispute with regard to the electricity bill. The learned APP appearing for the State submits that the present case arises out of the fact that the petitioner was found consuming the electricity by illegal means by using the hook from the live electric wire. Considering the aforementioned facts and in view of the specific allegation with regard to consuming the electricity by illegal means, I am not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. The application is, accordingly, dismissed. 2 However, on surrender in case an application for regular bail is filed in the court below, the same would be considered on its own merits in accordance with law without being prejudiced by the present order. PNM (Shailesh Kumar Sinha, J.)