JUDGMENT :

Rakesh Kainthla, J.

1. The petitioner has filed the present petition for seeking pre-arrest bail. It has been asserted that the Police have registered an F.I.R. No. 28 of 2025, dated 15.03.2025, against the petitioner at Police Station Damtal for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 318(4) and 61(2) of Bhartiya Nayaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS). The petitioner has an apprehension that the police would arrest him in connection with the aforesaid FIR, as he was working as a Manager in M/s ID Sood Ispat Ltd. at the relevant time. He has no role to play in the matter. He is innocent and belongs to a very reputable family in the area. He would abide by all the terms and conditions which the Court may impose. Hence, the petition.

2. The petition is opposed by filing a status report asserting that a Bank Guarantee No.123442 amounting to Rs. 31,00,000/- was submitted by M/s ID Sood Ispat Village in favour of Assistant Engineer Electrical Sub Division, Damtal. The firm did not pay the electricity bill, and when the Electricity Board tried to encash the Bank guarantee, it was revealed by the Bank that the Board had permitted the firm to encash the Bank Guarantee. The Electri