Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:37448-DB Court No. - 42 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 4843 of 2025 Petitioner :- Akhilesh Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Jitendra Kumar,Keshav Hari Dixit,Purushottam Dixit Counsel for Respondent :- G.A.,Manu Ghildyal Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Prashant Kumar,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.A. appearing for the State respondents. 2. This writ petition has been filed praying to quash the first information report dated 13.02.2025, registered as case crime no.0428 of 2025, under section 135 Indian Electricity Act (Amendment), 2003, P.S. Anti Power Theft, Thana Etawah, District Anti Power Theft Etawah. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner will apply for compounding before the competent authority as per the provisions of section 152 of the Indian Electricity Act, 2003. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents states that if the petitioner applies for compounding within two weeks from today, his application for compounding shall be considered in accordance with law and appropriate order shall be passed thereon. 5. In view of the aforesaid and without expressing any opinion on merits, this writ petition is disposed of giving liberty to the petitioner to apply for compounding before the competent authority in accordance with law within two weeks from today along with a copy of this order and in the event a compounding application is filed by the petitioner, the same shall be considered and decided by the competent authority in accordance with law within next one week. 6. For a period of three weeks from today, no coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner. Order Date :- 17.3.2025 S.P. (Prashant Kumar,J.) (M.C. Tripathi, J) Digitally signed by :- SANJAY PURI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad