Annual Report 2012-2013 occurrence and of any such loss or injury actually caused by the accident, in such form and within such time as may be prescribed, to the Electrical Inspector or such other person as aforesaid and to such other authorities as the Appropriate Government may by general or special order, direct; (2) the Appropriate Government may, if it thinks fit, require any Electrical Inspector, or any other person appointed by it in this behalf, to inquire and report- (3) (a) as to the cause of any accident affecting the safety of the public, which may have been occasioned by or in connection with, the generation, transmission, distribution, supply or use of electricity, or (b) as to the manner in, and extent to, which the provisions of this Act or rules and regulations made there under or of any license, so far as those provisions affect the safety of any person, have been complied with. Every Electrical Inspector or other person holding an inquiry under sub-section (2) shall have all the powers of a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908) for the purpose of enforcing the attendance of witnesses and compelling the production of documents and material objects, and every person required by an Electrical Inspector be legally bound to do so within the meaning of Section 176 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860)". 4.195 In these circumstances, Chief Electrical Inspector/Electrical Inspector, Rohtas, Sasaram was directed to hold an enquiry in the alleged incident of electrocution and send the report to the Commission. 4.196 The District Magistrate, Rohtas was directed to intimate to the Commission about the criminal case filed in the subject matter and against whom. He was further asked to provide the name of the transporter in whose bus the injured and the deceased were travelling along with the action taken. In addition, the District Magistrate, Rohtas was directed to send the proof of payment made to the next of kin of the deceased and to the victims. 4.197 In response, a communication was received from the Chief Electrical Inspector, Bihar, Patna along with a detailed report of Senior Electrical Engineer and Electrical Inspector. It revealed that the alleged incident had taken place due to negligence on the part of the bus driver who drove the bus in spite of the warning. The passengers who were travelling on the roof of the bus came in contact with the live wire. 4.198 The Commission considered the matter on 20 September 2012 and observed that the report received from the Chief Electrical Inspector had been examined. The report reveals that the height of high tension overhead wire was less than the prescribed height in the Electricity Act, 1956 and Central Authority Regulations, 2010. It was also revealed that the feeder did not trip automatically which shows deficiency in the instrument. Furthermore, 60 NHRC