IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr Misc No 17623 of 2009 Amod Kumar Mishra, son of Sri Chandra Bhusan Mishra, Resident of Mohalla - Mela Road Bhabdepur, Sitamarhi, Police Station - Sitamarhi, District - Sitamarhi - Petitioner Versus The State of Bihar - Opposite Party ----------- 3 08.07.2009 The petitioner apprehends arrest in Patrakar Nagar Police Station Case No 173 of 2008 instituted under Sections 126 and 135 of Indian Electricity Act. An inspection was conducted on 23.10.2008 pursuant to tempering report received on downloading information from the electronic meter. It is alleged that since 13.10.2007, apparently the meter had been tempered. Petitioner asserts that he has resigned from the firm which does not appear to have been disputed even in the Court below with effect from 01.07.2008. It is evident that petitioner had given this information to the Board but not in the correct form. He submits that there are other who are in fact running the unit, namely, his sister Sudha Pandey through his brother-in-law Shri Anil Pandey who are residents of Hanuman Nagar, Patna. He further submits that the offence are compoundable and as the remaining partner had undertaken to take over all liabilities she or petitioner’s brother-in-law would pay the amount. He further submits that the allegation is based on records which are already with the Department and there cannot be any interpolation or interference by the petitioner. Having considered the matter, in the facts and circumstances of the case, if the petitioner abovenamed surrenders before the Court 2 below within four weeks from today, he shall be released on bail on his furnishing bonds of Rs 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Patna in Patrakar Nagar Police Station Case No 173 of 2008 subject to all conditions as laid down in Section 438 (2) of Criminal Procedure Code. M.E.H./ (Navaniti Prasad Singh)