HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 1933 of 2026 Court No. - 49 HON'BLE AJAY BHANOT, J. HON'BLE TARUN SAXENA, J. Shri Pramod Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner recasts his relief and submits that the petitioner may be permitted to file an application before the learned trial court for compounding of the offence and tendering the relevant documents after depositing the compounding amount before the authority of the U.P. Power Corporation. However he seeks leave to contest the demand on merits before the appropriate forum. According to Shri Chetan Chaterjee, learned counsel for U.P. Power Corporation the compounding amount in the facts of this case is of Rs. 20,000/-. In wake of the preceding discussion the writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: I.The petitioner shall deposit Rs. 20,000/- towards compounding amount before the competent authority of the U.P. Power Corporation within a period of one month. II. After depositing the aforesaid amount, the petitioner shall file an application under Section 152 of the Electricity Act for compounding of offence before the learned trial court along with receipts evidencing deposit of the compounding amount within a further period of one month. III. In case the aforesaid application and relevant documents are submitted within the aforesaid time period, the learned trial court Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pramod Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : Chetan Chatterjee, G.A. Jharkhandey Prasad .....Petitioner(s) State Of Uttar Pradesh And 5 Others .....Respondent(s) shall pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. IV. Till the decision of the aforesaid application for compounding of the offence the arrest of the petitioner in Case Crime No.526 of 2025, under Section 135 of Electricity Act (Amendment) 2003 Police Station -Anti Power Theft Thana, District-Azamgarh, shall remain stayed. V. It shall always be open for the petitioner to assail the demand made upon him under the appropriate provisions of law. It is clarified that in case the petitioner fails to deposit the aforesaid amount and file said application within the time stipulated above or fails to cooperate in the trial proceedings, this interim protection shall stand vacated without recourse to this Court. The learned trial court shall record a finding to this effect, and thereafter proceed in accordance with law. February 12, 2026 C. MANI CRLP No. 1933 of 2026 2 (Tarun Saxena,J.) (Ajay Bhanot,J.) Digitally signed by :- CHANDRAMANI VERMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad