Birjoo Sonkar v. State of U.P. and Another

Court No. - 86 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 41491 of 2023 Applicant :- Birjoo Sonkar Opposite Party :- State of U.P. and Another Counsel for Applicant :- Kshitij Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Rajiv Gupta,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State, Shri Udit Chandra, learned counsel for the opposite party no.3 and perused the record.

¶2Learned counsel for the opposite party no.3 has informed the Court that arrears of Rs.1,00,000/- is due upon the applicant.

¶3Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that offence is compoundable offence and the applicant is ready to pay the entire arrears amount as determined by the Power Corporation.

¶4In view of the above, in case the applicant pays entire due arrears amount to the Power Corporation and thereafter, moves an application for compounding the offence before the court below within a period of two months from today, the court below shall pass appropriate orders on it in accordance with law.

¶5For a period of two month from today, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicant in pursuance of cognizance order dated 18.11.2022 passed in Criminal Electricity Case No. 746 of 2022 (State Vs. Birjoo Sonkar), arising out of Case Crime No. 459 of 2020, under Section 135 of Electricity Act, Police Station Anti Power Theft Chandauli, District Chandauli, pending in the court of Special Judge S.C./S.T. Act, Chandauli.

¶6With the aforesaid observations, present application under Section 482 CrPC is finally disposed off. Order Date :- 29.11.2023/Subham High Court of Judicature at Allahabad