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2025 DAILYLAW 24937 (ALL)

SMT. REETA SINGH v. STATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

NA528/7107/2025 · 2025-03-04

Vinod Diwakar

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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:31876 Court No. - 76 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 528 BNSS No. - 7107 of 2025 Applicant :- Smt. Reeta Singh Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Ashok Kumar Dwivedi,Deepankar Dwivedi Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A.,Narendra Kumar Tiwari Hon'ble Vinod Diwakar,J. 1. Heard the learned counsel for the applicant, the learned A.G.A. for the State, Shri Narendra Kumar Tiwari, learned counsel for the Electricity Department, and perused the record. 2. The present application under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. has been filed seeking quashing of the entire proceedings initiated pursuant to the charge-sheet dated 21.04.2016, and cognizance order dated 19.11.2016, in Case No. 1048 of 2016, titled State v. Smt. Reeta Singh, arising out of Case Crime No. 0031 of 2016, registered under Section 138(B) of the Electricity Act, at Police Station George Town, pending before the Court of Special Judge (E.C. Act), Allahabad. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is ready and willing to deposit the compounding charges before the Electricity Department. Therefore, on this ground, the applicant prays for quashing of the impugned proceedings. 4. Learned counsel for the Electricity Department has no objection to the prayer made by the applicant's counsel. 5. In view of the submissions made by both parties and considering the nature of the offense, the entire proceedings in Case No. 1048 of 2016, including the charge-sheet dated 21.04.2016 and cognizance order dated 19.11.2016, pending before the court of learned Special Judge (E.C. Act), Allahabad, are hereby quashed, subject to the following conditions: (a) The applicant shall deposit the compounding charges with the Electricity Department within one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. (b) Upon payment, the applicant shall file a copy of the payment receipt before the trial court. The trial court shall thereafter verify the same from the Electricity Department. (c) In case of non-compliance, the trial court shall be at liberty to proceed in accordance with law. 6. With the aforesaid directions, the application stands disposed of. Order Date :- 5.3.2025 A. Tripathi Justice Vinod Diwakar Digitally signed by :- AKHILESH TRIPATHI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad