Hareram v. State of U.P. and 2 Others

Court No. - 45 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 16016 of 2023 Petitioner :- Hareram Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Dinesh Pratap Singh Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.,Udit Chandra Hon'ble Vivek Kumar Birla,J. Hon'ble Vinod Diwakar,J.

¶1Heard Sri Dinesh Pratap Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Nitesh Patel, holding brief of Sri Udit Chandra, learned counsel for the informant and learned AGA for the State-respondents.

¶2This writ petition has been filed praying to quash the first information report dated 05.08.2021, registered as Case Crime No. 1136 of 2021, under sections 135 of the Indian Electricity Act, 2003, Police Station: Anti Power Theft, Thana Varanasi, District: Varanasi.

¶3Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner will apply for compounding before the competent authority as per the provisions of section 152 of the Indian Electricity Act, 2003.

¶4Learned counsel for the respondents states that if the petitioner applies for compounding within two weeks from today, his application for compounding shall be considered in accordance with law and appropriate order shall be passed thereon.

¶5In view of the aforesaid and without expressing any opinion on merits of the petitioner, this writ petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner to apply for compounding before the competent authority in accordance with law within two weeks from today along with a copy of this order and in the event a compounding application is filed by the petitioner, the same shall be considered and decided by the competent authority in accordance with law within next one week.

¶6For a period of three weeks from today, no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner. Order Date :- 30.10.2023 A. Tripathi High Court of Judicature at Allahabad