2025:JHHC:15764 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2800 of 2025 Manbahal Sahu, son of late Bandhu Sahu, resident of village Kombakera, P.O Lasia, P.S. Kolebira, District Simdega, Jharkhand. ...... Petitioner(s). Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party(s). ------ CORAM : SRI ANANDA SEN, J. ------ For the Petitioner(s) : Ms. Niteshwari Kumari, Advocate. For the JUVNL : Mr. Nilesh Kumar, Advocate. Mr. Ayush Kr. Verma, Advocate. …..... 04/16.06.2025: This anticipatory bail application under Section(s) 482 and 484 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, has been preferred by the petitioner apprehending his arrest for offences registered under Section(s) 135 of the Electricity Act. Heard the parties at length and had gone through the documents, annexed along with this application. Opportunity was given to the Electricity Board to oppose the bail, which they availed and opposed. The allegation against this petitioner is that he by taking domestic electric connection was using the same commercially as he was running the hushing machine. During course of argument, it has been submitted that the petitioner has deposited the fine amount. Considering the nature of allegation and the fact that it is not a case where the petitioner has taken electric connection illegally, rather it is a case that the domestic electric connection was being used for commercial purpose and fine amount has been deposited, I am inclined to allow this anticipatory bail application. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to surrender before the court below within four weeks from today and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the court below is directed to enlarge him on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.10,000/-(rupees ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned Addl. Sessions Judge-I, Simdega in connection with Kolebira P.S. Case No. 17 of 2025, subject to condition that one of the bailers should be close relative of the petitioner and other should be a resident of State of Jharkhand, having sufficient landed property in his/her name or in the name of his/her ancestors in which he/she is having share and to that effect, he/she has to file an affidavit before the Trial Court indicating his/her share in the property. Anu/-C.P.-3 (ANANDA SEN, J.)