MP 1 ABA787_11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 787 OF 2011 1. Smt. Meena A. Murpani 2. Shri Sunil Relumal Chawla ... Applicants Versus State of Maharashtra ... Respondent Ms Jyothi Menon, Advocate i/b. Mr. M. Janardhanan for Applicants. Mr. Y. M. Nakhwa, APP for the Respondent State. CORAM : J. H. BHATIA, J. DATE : 5TH OCTOBER 2011 P. C. : The applicants seek anticipatory bail in F.I.R. No. II-1315/11 registered with Police Station, Kalyan (W) for the offence punishable under Section 135 of the Electricity Act, 2003 on the allegation that they had committed theft of electricity to the tune of Rs. 3,341/- 2. According to the applicants, the electricity bills have been regularly paid and the consumption is very little. It is alleged that a request was made by the applicants for transfer of Meter as it was not working properly and bribe was demanded by certain officers of the Electricity Department, which could not be satisfied, and therefore, the false case has been registered. The learned Counsel for the applicants states that they have already deposited the amount of Rs. 3,341/- under protest. Learned APP also states that the amount has been deposited but compounding fee is not deposited. 3. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances noted above, in the event of arrest in F.I.R. No. II-1315/11, the applicants shall be released on their MP 2 ABA787_11 executing personal bond of Rs. 5,000/- each with a condition that they shall make themselves available to the Police as and when required for the purpose interrogation. 4. The Electricity Department shall also investigate into the allegations made by the applicants in respect of demand of bribe by their officers and take appropriate action. (J. H. BHATIA, J)