HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 7237 of 2025 Court No. - 15 HON'BLE AJAY BHANOT, J. Sri Munendra Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the applicant submits that the he wants to implead the Executive Engineer, Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam, Limited, District -Hardoi in the array of parties. Learned counsel for the applicant is permitted to implead Executive Engineer, Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam, Limited, District -Hardoi in the array of parties, during the course of the day. Ms. Shreya Pahwa, holding brief of Ms. Aaparajita Bansal, learned counsel appearing for the U.P. Power Corporation fairly submits that the offence is compoundable and the compounding amount is Rs. 80, 000/- in the facts of this case. Faced with this, Sri Munendra Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant undertakes to pay the entire compounding amount to the respondent-U.P. Power Corporation within a period of one month. In this wake, interest of justice will be served by issuing the following directions: i) The applicant shall deposit the entire compounding amount, as Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Munendra Kumar, Laxmi Narayan Gupta Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Devendra Mohan .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Home Lko And Another .....Opposite Party(s) stated above, with the competent authority of the respondent- U.P. Power Corporation within a period of one month; ii) the receipt, evidencing the aforesaid deposit along with a copy of an application for compounding the offence shall be filed before the learned trial court within a period of 45 days; iii) further proceedings of Case Crime No. 201/2022, under Section 135 of Indian Electricity Act (Amendment) 2003: State Vs. Devendra Mohand, pending before the court of Additional Session Court, Special Judge (E.C. Act) Hardoi shall remain stayed for a period of 45 days. iv) In case the aforesaid amount is not deposited and an application to that effect is not filed before the learned trial court with the period of 30 days as directed above, the interim protection shall stand withdrawn automatically and without recourse to this Court. Learned trial court shall thereafter proceed against the applicant in accordance with law. With the aforesaid observations/ directions, the application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is allowed. September 8, 2025 Arvind A482 No. 7237 of 2025 2 (Ajay Bhanot,J.) Digitally signed by :- ARVIND KUMAR SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench