CHAKRA PANI BHATT AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS
NA528/5651/2025 · 2025-03-02
Vinod Diwakar
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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:30627 Court No. - 76 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 5651 of 2025 Applicant :- Chakra Pani Bhatt And Another Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Himanshu Kumar,Tanisha Jahangir Monir Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Vinod Diwakar,J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned counsel for the Electricity Department, and perused the material on record.
2. The instant application has been preferred with the prayer to quash the charge sheet dated 25.1.2024 and the impugned cognizance/summoning order dated 31.8.2024 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge/Special Judge E.C. Act, Aligarh in Criminal Case No.2292 of 2024, arising out of Case Crime No.328 of 2022, under sections 135, 136, 137, 138 of the Electricity Act, Police Station Mahua Khera, District Aligarh.
3. Learned counsel for the applicant states that the applicant is ready to pay the compounding charges before the department within one month. Therefore, the impugned proceedings are liable to be quashed.
4. Learned counsel for the Electricity Department has no objection to the aforesaid prayer.
5. In view of the submissions made above, the entire proceedings of Criminal Case No.2292 of 2024, arising out of Case Crime No.328 of 2022, under sections 135, 136, 137, 138 of the Electricity Act, Police Station Mahua Khera, District Aligarh are
quashed, subject to deposition of compounding charges by the applicant before the Department, within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The applicant is directed to file a copy of the receipt of the payment of compounding charges before the trial court, and the trial court shall verify the same from the Department. Failing to comply with the terms of this order, the trial court shall proceed in accordance with law.
6. Accordingly, the application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 3.3.2025 Anil K. Sharma Justice Vinod Diwakar Digitally signed by :- ANIL KUMAR SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad