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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 40061 of 2025 Court No. - 78 HON'BLE NALIN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant, learned AGA for the State and perused the record.
2. This application under Section 528 of BNSS has been filed with a prayer to quash the charge sheet, cognizance / summoning order dated 6.01.2020 as well as entire proceeding of Case No. 33 of 2020, arising out of case crime no.123 of 2019, under Section 138(1)(b) Electricity Act, Police Station- Fariha, District- Firozabad pending before Additional District & Sessions Judge-IV, Firozabad.
3. It is submitted by learned counsel for the applicant that since offence under the Electricity Act is compoundable and the applicant is ready to settle the matter, some time may be granted to him for the said purpose and some protection may be granted to him as non-bailable warrant has been issued against the applicant.
4. In the facts and circumstances of the case, applicant is directed to move an application under the relevant provisions of Electricity Act before the concerned authority within 20 days from today. If such application alongwith certified copy of this order is moved by the applicant, the same shall be considered and decided expeditiously, preferably within a period of one month and fifteen days from the date of production of same in accordance with law after hearing the parties concerned. For a period of forty-five days from today or till the disposal of the application moved by the applicant, whichever is earlier, no coercive action shall be taken against the applicant.
5. The application is, accordingly, disposed of. October 15, 2025 Fhd Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mashaluddin Shah Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. (Nalin Kumar Srivastava,J.) Dinesh Kumar .....Applicant(s) State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Opposite Party(s) Digitally signed by :- FAHAD NIYAZ High Court of Judicature at Allahabad