HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 9889 of 2025 Court No. - 9 HON'BLE RAJESH SINGH CHAUHAN, J. HON'BLE ABDHESH KUMAR CHAUDHARY, J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. Meera Tripathi, learned AGA for the State-opposite parties no.1 to 3. 2. In view of the proposed order, notice to opposite party no.4 is hereby dispensed with. 3. By means of this petition, the petitioner has prayed following main reliefs:- "(i) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari thereby quashing the impugned F.I.R. No. 494/2023, Under Sections- 135 of The Indian Electricity (Amendment) Act 2003 lodged against the petitioner at Police Station-Anti Power Theft Sultanpur, District Sultanpur on 15-02-2023 which is contained as Annexure No.1 to this writ petition, in the interest of justice. (ii) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the opposite party no.3 not to harass the petitioner in pursuance of the impugned F.I.R. No. 494/2023, Under Sections- 135 of The Indian Electricity (Amendment) Act 2003 lodged against the petitioner at Police Station-Anti Power Theft Sultanpur, District Sultanpur on 15-02-2023, which is contained as Annexure No.1 to this writ petition, in the interest of justice." 4. Ms. Tripathi, learned AGA, has produced copy of instructions letter dated 16.10.2025 provided by Sub Inspector, Police Station- Anti Power Theft, District- Sultanpur, the same is taken on record. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Shesh Mani Shukla, Arvind Yadav Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A. Shahban Ahmad Khan .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home. Lko. And Others .....Respondent(s) 5. As per the aforesaid instructions, after completion of investigation, charge sheet has been filed. 6. As per Ms. Meera Tripathi, the offence under which the FIR was lodged and the charge sheet has been filed is having punishment upto seven years, therefore, the petitioner is not having any apprehension of arrest, if he cooperates in the case properly. 7. In the wake of aforesaid development, nothing remains to be adjudicated in present petition. Accordingly, this writ petition is consigned to record. 8. It is needless to say that the offence in question wherein charge sheet has been filed is compoundable in nature, therefore, the petitioner may take appropriate steps strictly in accordance with law. November 6, 2025 RBS/- CRLP No. 9889 of 2025 2 (Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary,J.) (Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAM BIR SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench