Crl.M.No.M-7961 of 2010 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl.M.No.M-7961 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: April 5, 2010 Charanjit Sharma .....Petitioner v. State of Punjab ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAM CHAND GUPTA Present: Mr.Amit Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. ...... RAM CHAND GUPTA, J.(Oral) The present petition filed under Section 438 Cr.P.C. is for grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.8 dated 21.1.2010, under Section 135 Electricity Act, 2003, registered at Police Station Verka, Amritsar. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and have gone through the whole record carefully. It has been contended by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner already moved Consumer Protection Forum against the penalty and, however, no stay has been granted by the consumer Court. It has further been contended that kundi which was being used by the petitioner for illegally drawing electricity has already been taken into possession by the police and hence, no recovery is to be effected from the petitioner. I have considered all the facts of the case. Allegations against the petitioner-accused are serious in nature. He was found committing theft of electricity by using direct kundi connection by a team of officials of the Electricity Department and on calculation, it was found that a penalty of Rs.1,86,766/- is to be imposed upon the petitioner. Petitioner had not deposited any amount of the said penalty so far. Hence, in view of these facts and without expressing any Crl.M.No.M-7961 of 2010 (O&M) -2- opinion on the merits of the case, petitioner-accused is not entitled for extraordinary relief of anticipatory bail. Hence, the present petition filed by petitioner-accused Charanjit Sharma, for grant of anticipatory bail is dismissed being devoid of any merit. 5.4.2010 (Ram Chand Gupta) meenu Judge