Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:119258 Court No. - 79 Case :- APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 5055 of 2013 Applicant :- Mohd. Kamil Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And Anr. Counsel for Applicant :- Byas Kumar Prasad,Dharmendra Singhal,Pradeep Kumar Keshri Counsel for Opposite Party :- Govt. Advocate Hon'ble Prashant Kumar,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the applicant and learned A.G.A. appearing for the State respondents. 2. This application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. has been filed seeking quashing of the impugned charge-sheet submitted in Case Crime No.82 of 2011, under Sections 135/138 Electricity Act, P.S. Delhi Gate, District Aligarh now registered as Criminal Case No.1503 of 2011, pending before the Special Judge, E.C. Act, Aligarh. 3. Section 152 of the Indian Electricity Act, 2003 provides for compounding. It lays down giving a chance to the accused to avail the benefit by making an application before the competent authority. 4. Learned counsel for the respondents states that if the applicant 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 application is disposed of giving liberty to the applicant 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 applicant, 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 applicant. Order Date :- 22.7.2025 S.P. Digitally signed by :- SANJAY PURI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad