IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.13900 of 2009 Prasadi Saw @ Prasadi Sah,, Son of Yugal Sah, Resident of Village-Patelpur, P.S. Surajgarha , District-Lakhisarai ------------- Petitioner Versus THE STATE OF BIHAR ------- Opp.Party. ----------- 2 21-05-2009 Petitioner Prasadi Saw @ Prasadi Sah is the sole F.I.R. named accused of Surajgarha P.S. Case No.213 of 2008 registered under Section 379 I.P.C. and Sections 39/44 of the Electricity Act and is in custody in connection therewith for allegedly having consumed electrical energy in an illegal manner. The petitioner is said to have been apprehended in course of raid conducted on 31.7.2005 running a Aata Chaki by illegally obtaining electrical energy. Apparently, Section 39 /44 of the Electricity Act refers to the Act of 1910 which stands repealed in view of sub section (3) of Section 1 of 2003 Act whereby Sections 1 to 120 and 122 to 185 came into force on 10.6.2003 In the facts and circumstances of the case, petitioner Prasadi Saw @ Prasadi Sah is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/- to the satisfaction of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate ,Lakhisarai in Surajgarha P.S. Case no.213 of 2008. NKS/- ( Abhijit Sinha, J )