Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:40619-DB Court No. - 42 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 5139 of 2025 Petitioner :- Shafiq Ahmad Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ravindra Kumar Yadav,Sandeep Kumar Yadav Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Mahesh Chandra Tripathi,J. Hon'ble Prashant Kumar,J. 1. Heard Shri S.K. Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Chetan Chatterjee, learned counsel for the respondent nos. 3 Electricity Department 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 09.03.2024, registered as Case Crime No.0276 of2024, under sections 135 of Electricity Act, Police Station Anti Power Theft Thana Azamgarh, District Azamgarh. 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 :- 20.3.2025 Bhanu (Prashant Kumar,J.) (M. C. Tripathi,J.) Digitally signed by :- BHANU PRATAP KUSHWAHA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad