Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:46915-DB Court No. - 9 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 7162 of 2025 Petitioner :- Rajendra Kumar Maurya Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home U.P. Lko. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Suresh Kumar Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. Hon'ble Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned A.G.A. for the State/respondents and perused the record. 2. This writ petition has been filed seeking a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned First Information Report dated 23.12.2022, registered as F.I.R./Case Crime No.2697 of 2022, under Section 135 of Indian Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2003, Police Station Anti Power Theft Pratapgarh, District Pratapgarh. 3. After arguments were heard at some length, learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner shall apply for compounding before the competent authority as per the provisions of Section 152 of the Indian Electricity Act, 2003. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents/State that if the petitioner applies for compounding within two weeks from today, his application/representation for compounding shall be considered in accordance with law and appropriate order shall be passed thereon. 5. In view of the above and, without expressing any opinion on merits of the petition, this writ petition is disposed of with 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. In the event an application for compounding of the case is filed by the petitioner, the same shall be considered and decided by the competent authority/Executive Engineer concerned in accordance with law within next four weeks. 6. For a period of six weeks, no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner in pursuance of the impugned F.I.R. Order Date :- 11.8.2025 Anurag . (Syed Qamar Hasan Rizvi,J.) (Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANURAG SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench