1 49-Cr.WP-372-2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 372 OF 2008 Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited, Nagpur -- VERSUS -- Sajid Amir Mamdani __________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's Orders. Mr. Vinay Sharma, Advocate h/f. Mr. S.V. Purohit, Advocate for the Appellant. Mr. S.Zia Qazi, Advocate h/f. Mr. S.C. Bhalerao, Advocate for the Respondent. CORAM : M.M. NERLIKAR, J. DATE : APRIL 23, 2026. The present appeal is filed against the judgment and order of acquittal dated 15/11/2006 by the Ad-hoc Additional District Judge (Special Court), Yavatmal, in Special Case No.01/2005, whereby the respondent is acquitted for the charge of offence punishable under Sections 135 and 138 of the Electricity Act, 2003. 2. The learned counsel appearing for the parties submit that Section 152 of the Electricity Act, 2003, speaks about compounding of offences, and accordinglly, the matter has been compounded between the parties. 3. The learned counsel for the respondent submits that a demand draft of Rs.1,22,656/-, inclusive of compounding charges, is handed over 2026:BHC-NAG:6401 2 49-Cr.WP-372-2008 today to the learned counsel for the appellant / MSEB. 4. The learned counsel appearing for the appellant accepts that he has received the demand draft of Rs.1,22,656/-. 5. In this view of the matter, since the amount is paid and matter is settled. Further, 152 of the Electricity Act, 2003, provide for compounding and the matter is accordingly stated to be compounded. Therefore, nothing survives in the appeal. Accordingly, the appeal is disposed of. [ M.M. NERLIKAR, J ] Piyush Mahajan