IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.15077 of 2011 1. Tapas Kumar , son of Sheshnath Singh. 2. Hira Upadhyay @ Hira Upadhyay, son of Late Bodhu Upadhyay………………………………..Petitioners. Versus The State of Bihar ……………………………….Opposite Party. ----------- 02 18.05.2011 Heard the learned counsels for the petitioners and the State. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in a case registered under Section 379 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 135/138 of the Electricity Act. It appears that the informant is political worker and has found the rice mill owner running rice mill by committing theft of electricity. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioners that the petitioners are Class IV employees of Electricity Board. It is further submitted that for registering the case under Sections 135 and 138 of the Electricity Act, the officials of the Electricity Board are authorized and very institution of the case at the hands of the political worker appears to be malicious. Considering the aforesaid facts, let the petitioners, above named, be released on 2 bail in the event of arrest or surrender before the learned court below within a period of twelve weeks from today in connection with Mohania P.S. Case No. 05 of 2011 on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(Ten Thousand)each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned C.J.M., Kaimur at Bhabhua, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure. U.K. ( Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)