MANAV vs STATE OF HARYANA

211 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-34076-2026 Date of decision: 23.06.2026 Manav ....Petitioner Versus State of Haryana ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Sarvesh Malik, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Raj Partap Singh Brar, Asstt.A.G., Haryana. HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (erstwhile Section 439 Cr.P.C.) seeking regular bail in case bearing FIR No.105 dated 28.05.2026 under Section 136 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (Section 3(5) of BNS added later on) (erstwhile Section 34 of IPC) registered at Police Station Lakhan Majra, District Rohtak (Annexure P-1). 2. Brief facts of the case are that on the night of 24.05.2026, the line staff received information from substation regarding a breakdown of the 11 KV Bainsi AP Line. It is further alleged that upon inspecting the site, the line staff found that the ACSR conductor had been stolen from the said 11 KV Bainsi AP Line on Kharanti Road. Thereafter, the Electricity Department informed the police through Dial 112 and on receipt of information, the police reached the spo