IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15299 of 2008 ANIL KISHORE BARERIA, son of Shri Nand Kishore Bareria, resident of Deerapar, Kali Asthan, P.S. Chouk, Patna City, District- Patna ……… Petitioner Versus 1. THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD,Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna through its Chairman 2. The General Manager-cum-Chief Engineer, Patna Electric Supply Undertaking, Mangles Road, Patna 3. The Electrical Superintending Engineer, Patna Electric Supply Undertaking (East), Patna 4. The Electrical Executive Engineer, Special Task Force, Bihar State Electricity Board, Patna 5. The Assistant Electrical Engineer, Maroofganj, Patna City, Patna. ……………….. Respondents. ----------- 2. 20.11.2008 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner’s grievance is for quashing the punitive bill dated 22.9.2008 amounting to Rs. 3,72,680/- and also for restoration of electric supply which has been disconnected pursuant to an inspection dated 16.9.2008 and for further consequential reliefs. This Court is not entering into the merits of the matter which has arisen on account of an inspection carried out by the STF team of the Bihar State Electricity Board on 16.9.2008 in the industrial premises of the petitioner, during the course of which they had found that the petitioner was operating the plastic machine by tampering the electrical meter installed at the premises and was also using a Kit-Kat for the purpose of operating the meter installed at the premises as a result of which there was interference with the accurate recording of the meter. Pursuant to the said inspection an FIR was also lodged being Chouk P.S.Case 2 No. 148/2008 under Section 135 and other sections of the Electricity Act, 2003. It is pointed out by learned counsel for the Bihar State Electricity Board that statutory procedure for objection,appeal, etc. is made under Sections 126 and 127of the Electricity Act, 2003 which lays down a complete statutory procedure in respect of unauthorized use of electricity. In view of the aforesaid statutory provision this Court is not inclined to interfere in the matter in its writ jurisdiction at this stage. The petitioner is given a liberty to approach the concerned statutory authorities under the Act within a period of two weeks from today and the authorities shall thereafter consider his case in accordance with law so as to finally dispose of the matter within the statutory period prescribed. It is further directed that the Electrical connection of the petitioner shall be restored subject to payment of Rs. 1,50,000/- out of which Rs. 75,000/- shall be deposited within fifteen days from today and the remaining 75,000/- within a period of one month thereafter against the bill dated 16.9.2008 (Annexure-3), the remaining amount of which shall remain stayed until final order in this regard is passed by the statutory authority under the Act after hearing the petitioner. The writ application is accordingly disposed of in terms of the aforesaid directions. S.Pandey (Ramesh Kumar Datta, J.) 3